The latest clashes between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces killed 10 civilians, including seven children, and injured 20 people southwest of Khartoum.
The Sudan Doctors’ Union said Thursday’s clashes were the “bloodiest attacks” in recent days.
According to the same source, the latest fighting took place in the city of Al Obeid, where the clashes that began on April 15 are concentrated.
“The fighting continues and the number of deaths and injuries is expected to increase. The Al Obeid Hospital is now experiencing power outages because the generators are running out of fuel,” the union warned via the digital platform Facebook.
The Sudan Doctors’ Union recalls in the same report that this war is directly and indirectly costing Sudanese their lives “because of the lack of health services, the difficulty of getting medical help and the danger of the spread of disease”.
Sudanese doctors lament the lack of international support, even after repeated appeals for medical and food aid.
The fighting in the town of Al Obeid took place on the first day of the seven-day ceasefire, the longest since the outbreak of hostilities, and was brokered by South Sudan.
However, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) estimates that 190 children have been killed and 1,700 injured in Sudan since mid-April.
At least 550 civilians have been killed in the aftermath of the fighting and 5,000 injured in the past three weeks, according to the Sudanese health ministry.
Humanitarian aid arrives in Sudan very irregularly from Port Sudan, a city in the east of the country, currently the safest region in the country.
The UN seeks security guarantees to distribute humanitarian aid.
Source: DN
