{"id":5943,"date":"2023-04-19T11:29:49","date_gmt":"2023-04-19T11:29:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/londonpost.news\/?p=5943"},"modified":"2023-04-19T11:32:31","modified_gmt":"2023-04-19T11:32:31","slug":"sudan-has-no-respite-as-ceasefire-collapses-and-rivals-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/analysis\/defense\/war\/sudan-has-no-respite-as-ceasefire-collapses-and-rivals-fight\/2023\/04\/19\/admin1\/","title":{"rendered":"Sudan has no respite as ceasefire collapses and rivals fight"},"content":{"rendered":"

KHARTOUM<\/span>\u00a0(Reuters)<\/span> –<\/span>Explosions<\/span> and<\/span> heavy<\/span> gunfire<\/span> rocked<\/span> the<\/span> Sudan<\/span> capital<\/span> on<\/span> Wednesday<\/span> during<\/span> the<\/span> fifth<\/span> day<\/span> of<\/span> fighting<\/span> after<\/span> an<\/span> internationally<\/span> negotiated<\/span> ceasefire<\/span> quickly<\/span> collapsed.<\/span> It<\/span> indicated<\/span> that<\/span> two<\/span> rival<\/span> generals<\/span> fighting<\/span> for<\/span> control<\/span> were<\/span> determined<\/span> to<\/span> destroy<\/span> each<\/span> other<\/span> in<\/span> a<\/span> potentially<\/span> protracted<\/span> conflict.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Witnesses<\/span> said<\/span> desperate<\/span> and<\/span> frightened<\/span> Sudanese,<\/span> who<\/span> had<\/span> been<\/span> confined<\/span> to<\/span> their<\/span> homes<\/span> for<\/span> days<\/span> by<\/span> the<\/span> violence,<\/span> began<\/span> to<\/span> flee<\/span> without<\/span> a<\/span> sign<\/span> of<\/span> rest.<\/span> Residents<\/span> of<\/span> several<\/span> areas<\/span> of<\/span> Khartoum<\/span> told<\/span> the<\/span> Associated<\/span> Press<\/span> that<\/span> they<\/span> saw<\/span> hundreds<\/span> of<\/span> people,<\/span> including<\/span> women<\/span> and<\/span> children,<\/span> carrying<\/span> luggage,<\/span> crammed<\/span> into<\/span> pedestrians<\/span> and<\/span> cars.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>“Khartoum<\/span> has<\/span> become<\/span> a<\/span> ghost<\/span> town,”<\/span> said<\/span> Atiyah<\/span> Abdallah<\/span> Atiyah,<\/span> the<\/span> secretary<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> medical<\/span> association<\/span> still<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> capital.<\/span> The<\/span> generals’<\/span> struggle<\/span> for<\/span> power<\/span> has<\/span> drawn<\/span> millions<\/span> of<\/span> Sudanese<\/span> into<\/span> the<\/span> crossfire.<\/span> Their<\/span> forces<\/span> have<\/span> been<\/span> fighting<\/span> with<\/span> heavy<\/span> machine<\/span> guns,<\/span> artillery<\/span> and<\/span> airstrikes<\/span> since<\/span> Saturday<\/span> on<\/span> residential<\/span> areas<\/span> in<\/span> Khartoum,<\/span> the<\/span> neighboring<\/span> city<\/span> of<\/span> Omdurman,<\/span> and<\/span> other<\/span> major<\/span> cities<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> country.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>At<\/span> least<\/span> 270<\/span> people<\/span> have<\/span> died<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> past<\/span> five<\/span> days,<\/span> according<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> United<\/span> Nations,<\/span> but<\/span> the<\/span> death<\/span> toll<\/span> is<\/span> likely<\/span> to<\/span> be<\/span> higher<\/span> as<\/span> many<\/span> bodies<\/span> were<\/span> left<\/span> out<\/span> of<\/span> reach<\/span> due<\/span> to<\/span> clashes<\/span> on<\/span> the<\/span> streets.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Fighting<\/span> with<\/span> heavy<\/span> machine<\/span> guns,<\/span> artillery<\/span> and<\/span> air<\/span> attacks<\/span> caused<\/span> extensive<\/span> damage<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> streets<\/span> of<\/span> Khartoum,<\/span> the<\/span> city<\/span> of<\/span> Omdurman<\/span> across<\/span> the<\/span> Nile,<\/span> and<\/span> other<\/span> major<\/span> cities<\/span> in<\/span> Sudan.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Khartoum<\/span> and<\/span> dozens<\/span> of<\/span> health<\/span> facilities<\/span> across<\/span> the<\/span> country<\/span> have<\/span> halted<\/span> operations<\/span> as<\/span> they<\/span> are<\/span> on<\/span> the<\/span> brink<\/span> of<\/span> clashes,<\/span> the<\/span> Sudan<\/span> Doctors<\/span> Syndicate<\/span> said<\/span> Wednesday.<\/span> At<\/span> least<\/span> nine<\/span> hospitals<\/span> were<\/span> bombed<\/span> and<\/span> 16<\/span> were<\/span> forcibly<\/span> evacuated,<\/span> he<\/span> said.<\/span> UN<\/span> World<\/span> Health<\/span> Organization<\/span> Director-General<\/span> Tedros<\/span> Adhanom<\/span> Ghebreyesus<\/span> said<\/span> Wednesday<\/span> that<\/span> at<\/span> least<\/span> 270<\/span> people<\/span> have<\/span> been<\/span> killed<\/span> and<\/span> more<\/span> than<\/span> 2,600<\/span> injured<\/span> since<\/span> the<\/span> fighting<\/span> began,<\/span> but<\/span> did<\/span> not<\/span> give<\/span> a<\/span> breakdown<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> dead<\/span> civilians<\/span> and<\/span> combatants.<\/span> At<\/span> least<\/span> 174<\/span> civilians<\/span> have<\/span> been<\/span> killed<\/span> and<\/span> hundreds<\/span> more<\/span> injured,<\/span> a<\/span> team<\/span> of<\/span> doctors<\/span> monitoring<\/span> the<\/span> victims<\/span> told.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Brinken<\/span> explained<\/span> that<\/span> his<\/span> proposed<\/span> one-day<\/span> humanitarian<\/span> truce<\/span> is<\/span> a<\/span> building<\/span> block<\/span> for<\/span> a<\/span> longer<\/span> truce<\/span> and<\/span> eventual<\/span> return<\/span> to<\/span> negotiations.<\/span> The<\/span> fact<\/span> that,<\/span> despite<\/span> high<\/span> levels<\/span> of<\/span> diplomatic<\/span> pressure,<\/span> they<\/span> have<\/span> not<\/span> been<\/span> able<\/span> to<\/span> stop<\/span> fighting<\/span> for<\/span> a<\/span> single<\/span> day<\/span> suggests<\/span> that<\/span> the<\/span> generals<\/span> are<\/span> still<\/span> determined<\/span> to<\/span> seek<\/span> military<\/span> victory.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Conflicts<\/span> between<\/span> the<\/span> military<\/span> and<\/span> the<\/span> RSF<\/span> have<\/span> once<\/span> again<\/span> derailed<\/span> Sudan’s<\/span> transition<\/span> to<\/span> democratic<\/span> rule<\/span> after<\/span> decades<\/span> of<\/span> dictatorship<\/span> and<\/span> civil<\/span> war.<\/span> A<\/span> popular<\/span> uprising<\/span> four<\/span> years<\/span> ago<\/span> helped<\/span> overthrow<\/span> longtime<\/span> tyrant<\/span> Omar<\/span> al-Bashir,<\/span> but<\/span> Barhan<\/span> and<\/span> Dagalo<\/span> joined<\/span> forces<\/span> in<\/span> a<\/span> coup<\/span> in<\/span> 2021.<\/span> Both<\/span> generals<\/span> have<\/span> long<\/span> histories<\/span> of<\/span> human<\/span> rights<\/span> abuses,<\/span> and<\/span> their<\/span> forces<\/span> cracked<\/span> down<\/span> on<\/span> pro-democracy<\/span> activists.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Under<\/span> international<\/span> pressure,<\/span> Barhan<\/span> and<\/span> Dagalo<\/span> recently<\/span> agreed<\/span> a<\/span> framework<\/span> agreement<\/span> with<\/span> political<\/span> parties<\/span> and<\/span> pro-democracy<\/span> groups.<\/span> But<\/span> tensions<\/span> mounted<\/span> over<\/span> the<\/span> RSF’s<\/span> integration<\/span> into<\/span> the<\/span> military<\/span> and<\/span> future<\/span> chain<\/span> of<\/span> command,<\/span> and<\/span> tensions<\/span> that<\/span> erupted<\/span> in<\/span> violence<\/span> on<\/span> Saturday<\/span> led<\/span> to<\/span> repeated<\/span> postponements<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> signing,<\/span> ___<\/span> Magdy<\/span> reported<\/span> from<\/span> Cairo.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

KHARTOUM\u00a0(Reuters) –Explosions and heavy gunfire rocked the Sudan capital on Wednesday during the fifth day of fighting after an internationally negotiated ceasefire quickly collapsed. It indicated that two rival generals fighting for control were determined to destroy each other in a potentially protracted conflict. Witnesses said desperate and frightened Sudanese, who had been confined to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5944,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":""},"categories":[276,26,280,2401],"tags":[965,4078,4083,4084,4085,4086,4087],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/download-4-2.jpg","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5943"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5943"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5943\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5945,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5943\/revisions\/5945"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5944"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5943"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5943"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5943"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}