Over 180 civilians killed in 3 days of fighting in Sudan

More 180 civilians were killed and over 1800 injured during three days of fighting in Sudan between the army and a powerful paramilitary militias of the Rapid Support Forces (FAR), Volker Perthes, UN Special Representative for the African country, said at a press conference on Monday.

“Over the past three days, we have recorded more than 180 civilian deaths, including three colleagues from the World Food Program (WFP) who were killed while trying to serve the Sudanese in North Darfur,” the UN spokesman said. .

He also denounced that over the past 48 hours the offices and warehouses of WFP, UNICEF and other UN agencies have “been at risk”. crossfirewere looted and destroyed in Darfur,” which he called “a great crime.”

The unrest “makes it incredibly difficult, if not impossible, to deliver aid to humanitarian agencies in Darfur and elsewhere,” said Perthes, who recalled that the killing of WFP staff forced the organization to temporarily suspend its operations in Sudan.

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Regarding the fighting situation, the UN spokesman warned that “there appears to be some mobilization going on.” tribal militiaswhich are involved in the conflict between the army and the FAR, and which are intensifying in Khartoum, where there are “heavy fighting” at the airport and military bases.

Clashes have also escalated in Darfur, especially in Al Fasher and Nyala, in the north and south of this troubled western region of Sudan.

“Fighting continues almost non-stop. continuous. It’s a very fluid situation, so it’s hard to tell where the scales are tipping,” Perthes said.

In addition, he confirmed that both the army and the FAR agreed today for the second day in a row on a three-hour cessation of hostilities and the opening of humanitarian corridors so that civilians can take refuge in safe areas, gain access to hospitals, or go in search of supplies.

“But fighting resumed before the pause was over,” lamented the spokesman, who has already condemned that the parties also did not fully respect the three-hour truce on Sunday.

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Perthes assured that he was in contact with the commander-in-chief of the army, Abdelfatah al-Burhan, and with the commander of the FAR, Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, whom he asked to “contact him.” stop fighting immediately“in addition to the requirement to allow the evacuation of civilians, the work of humanitarian workers and the protection of UN buildings, hospitals and embassies.

However, he was pessimistic about the possibility of “carrying out any mediation”. Moreover, both Al-Burhan and Hemedti were concerned to get their version of the conflict across to Perthes himself, so that he could take it to the UN Security Council today and place all responsibility on the other side.

In total, 250 UN programs of all kinds had to be implemented. interrupted in addition, fighting has left millions of people without access to food, water and other essential services.

Stéphane Dujarric, UN spokesman, announced this today. 4,000 UN staff were affected.Due to the cessation of relief operations and the evacuation of some relatives of 800 foreign UN employees, Perthes said.

(EFE)

Source: Aristegui Noticias

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