Monday, April 17, 2023

Violence spreads in Sudan with nearly 100 dead

Fierce clashes across Sudan have left an estimated 97 people dead, with up to 1,100 people injured. 

It's the third day of violence between rival armed factions, part of a vicious power struggle within the country's military leadership. 

The army and a paramilitary group called the Rapid Support Forces, or RSF, disagree over how the country should transition to civilian rule. 

Both sides claim to control key sites in capital city Khartoum, where people have been sheltering from explosions. 

One resident, Kholood Khair, told the BBC: "There are lots of people in and around their homes [...] that have been either hurt or killed by a stray bullet." 

Doctors say the fighting is stopping both staff and medical supplies reaching injured people.

Read full story: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-65293538

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