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Fighting continues between the Sudanese armed forces led by Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and the Rapid Support Forces (FAR) paramilitaries. The confrontation remains uncertain, as the two armies are locked in a propaganda war. In Khartoum, the conflict has escalated into urban guerrilla warfare. Despite calls to de-escalate from abroad, the two sides continue their fratricidal war that has left 97 dead, according to a report by the doctors’ union on Monday morning. With no water or electricity in some areas, civilians live in the crossfire.
With our special envoy to Khartoum, Eliott Brachet
The exchange of fire is continuous in the city despite the announcement of a 3-hour humanitarian truce to allow civilians to evacuate the combat zones. Amid the chaos, some residents ventured outside to stock up on supplies at the few stores that remain open.
Inside the shops, people push each other, some like Kamal, who had not eaten for two days: “This goes beyond what I could have imagined. I am in a state of shock. If the two parties do not negotiate, the country it will fragment. Unfortunately, this was to be expected…”
Despite the risk of a stray bullet, the men spread a rug on the ground to share iftar, the breaking of the fast in the holy month of Ramadan. “This is a war between two armies, but it is the citizens who shed their blood. We don’t know who will win, both forces are powerful, but the civilians are caught in the crossfire. These are difficult days, we don’t know what tomorrow will bring.” “, says.
“We have been fearing these combats since the coup d’état on October 25. There cannot be two armies in one country. Although we revolutionaries have problems with the army, that does not mean that Hemedti’s RSF has the right to take control of the country. And later, when this is all over, we will have to solve the problem with the army. But the FAR has to disappear, it has to end,” explains Asma al-Amin, head of a resistance committee in Khartoum, a civil society organization.
“We cannot accept that there are two armies in one country. The only ones who suffer from this situation are the poor citizens. In our country, 50-60% of the population earns a living from day to day. And now, with the fighting… We hope it’s over. There will be victims, but we hope that they will be as few as possible, ”he adds.
confusing situation
After a relative truce last night, between 1 and 4 in the morning, the clashes resumed with intensity at dawn on Monday, and are still concentrated around the Republican Palace and the headquarters of the armed forces. Artillery fighting is also taking place in residential areas, with shells sometimes falling randomly on rooftops.
The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) of General al-Burhane would have regained command on Sunday with the confirmed recapture of the Meroe air base, in the north of the country.
The SAF command claimed to be chasing the paramilitaries through the streets of Khartoum. The tanks cordoned off several neighborhoods last night. The army continues to maintain superiority in the air and this morning carried out new airstrikes on Khartoum.
The Rapid Support Forces claim to have shot down several planes and helicopters. The militias would have been more successful in Darfur, where they have seized the Nyala airport.
Shooting and shelling continued on Sunday in the streets of Khartoum. Although both parties agreed to open the humanitarian corridors for three hours in the afternoon, the fighting did not abate, to the dismay of the doctors, who counted more than 600 wounded on Sunday.
“Soon we will run out of medical supplies. So far everything is going well, but the staff is exhausted. Some have been mobilized since Friday, non-stop for three days. Outside is dangerous. All cities are paralyzed,” a doctor working at a Khartoum hospital told RFI.
“You can still hear shots around the hospital, you can’t go from one neighborhood to another. The ambulances cannot circulate, they cannot bring us more bags of blood or medical supplies. Some injured cannot reach the hospital. The doctors would like to come help, but they can’t either. Being outside is very dangerous. But we need to be able to bring in more staff, we need to get more medical supplies. We have to find a solution in the next few hours. The two military forces have to stop this situation, they cannot leave us in this emergency situation. This has to stop. This must be considered a very serious humanitarian situation, ”he adds.
The World Food Program has suspended its humanitarian aid after the death of three of its employees. And the UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, has called for those responsible “to be brought to justice as soon as possible.” The Arab League and the African Union held emergency meetings on Sunday. Moussa Faki Mahamat, chairman of the AU commission, will travel to Sudan as soon as possible to “engage the parties towards a ceasefire.”
