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In Sudan, the war continues to rage between the two rival armies led by Generals Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and Hemedti. In the capital, more than five million people remain without electricity or running water. The clashes have caused more than 270 deaths and almost 3,000 injuries among the civilian population since last Saturday. After two ceasefires that were broken in the first minute, the belligerent parties announced a new 24-hour truce on the night of Wednesday, April 19, which until now has only been partially respected.
With our special envoy to Khartoum, Eliott Brachet
After five days of incessant fighting, the inhabitants of Khartoum finally experienced a slight truce on Wednesday night. There were no shelling or air raids in the middle of the night. But there were some sporadic shootings that echoed in various neighborhoods, including the center of the city, still extremely disputed.
Both armies took advantage of the fragile truce to move troops and send reinforcements to the capital. They intend to continue the fighting and there is no negotiation in sight. Thus, the inhabitants of Khartoum remain trapped, deprived of water and electricity. Thirty-nine of the fifty-nine hospitals in the capital no longer work.
Appeal to preserve civil infrastructures
Faced with the dramatic humanitarian situation and the increase in abuses against the civilian population, 15 Western foreign ministries yesterday urged both sides to preserve civilian infrastructure and allow the passage of basic food and emergency aid for the wounded.
Leaving behind the corpses of soldiers lying in the dust and the charred hulls of armored vehicles, thousands of people have set out on the road to exile. On foot or by car, sometimes through combat zones. For decades, the capital has hosted hundreds of thousands of people displaced by armed conflicts in all corners of the country. Now, for the first time in its history, Khartoum is being emptied of its inhabitants fleeing the war that has broken out at the confluence of the Nile.
On the ground, neither of the two armies seems to have a decisive advantage. They are waging a propaganda battle, spreading contradictory information. If you look at a map of Sudan, regular forces appear to control the east and south of the country, from the Red Sea to the Kordofan mountains. The Rapid Support Forces seem to be in a better position in Darfur and control large areas of the capital, where the decisive battle is taking place, especially around the general headquarters and the international airport.
The regular army controls the air
On the military front, with its Russian-made fighter jets and helicopters, as well as some locally-made combat drones, the regular army retains control of the air. This is one of the reasons why the paramilitaries’ strategy consisted of quickly gaining control of bases and airports. One of the most important is at Meroe in the north, which first fell into their hands and then was taken by the army.
The Rapid Support Forces are now engaged in urban guerrilla warfare in Khartoum. The militia, which numbers between 80,000 and 120,000 soldiers, has more modern weapons. Its soldiers are also better paid. All this thanks to the money generated by the gold mines under their control, but also by sending thousands of mercenaries who fought in Yemen for the Emirates.
According to the Washington Post, Hemedti’s men have received from Libya, from the hands of General Haftar, a plane loaded with ammunition; The army of General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, for its part, benefits from air support and Egyptian pilots to carry out its operations.
