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Air strikes hit outer areas of the Sudanese capital Khartoum overnight and on Saturday morning, as fighting that have trapped civilians in a humanitarian crisis and displaced more than a million entered its sixth week.
The fighting between Sudan’s army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces has led to a collapse in law and order with looting that both sides blame the other for. Stocks of food, cash, and essentials are rapidly dwindling, reports Reuters.
Air strikes were reported by eyewitnesses in southern Omdurman and northern Bahri, the two cities that lie across the Nile from Khartoum, forming Sudan’s “triple capital.” Some of the strikes took place near the state broadcaster in Omdurman, eyewitnesses said.
Eyewitnesses in Khartoum said that the situation was relatively calm, although sporadic gunshots could be heard.
The conflict, which began on April 15, has displaced almost 1.1 million people internally and into neighbouring countries. Some 705 people have been killed and at least 5,287 injured, according to the World Health Organization.
Talks sponsored by the United States and Saudi Arabia in Jeddah have not been fruitful, and the two sides have accused each other of violating multiple ceasefire agreements.
The USAID announced late on Friday over $100 million to Sudan and countries receiving fleeing Sudanese, including much-needed food and medical aid.
Meanwhile, Sudan’s de facto leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan on Friday sacked his deputy-turned-rival Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, as forces loyal to the feuding generals pressed on with fighting in both Khartoum and Darfur, reports AFP.
