LIVE UPDATES: Immediate Ceasefire Necessary in Sudan, Issues Should Be Resolved Peacefully: Moscow
LIVE UPDATES: Immediate Ceasefire Necessary in Sudan, Issues Should Be Resolved Peacefully: Moscow
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Since April 13, more than 83 people have been killed and over 1,126 have been injured in Khartoum province, South Kordofan, North Darfur, Northern state and other regions, the World Health Organization (WHO) informed.
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Clashes between the Sudanese regular army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) broke out on Saturday, with the epicenter in Khartoum. Late on Saturday, Sudanese Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief Abdel Fattah Al Burhan issued a decree to dissolve the RSF.
Since April 13, more than 83 people have been killed and over 1,126 have been injured in Khartoum province, South Kordofan, North Darfur, Northern state and other regions, the World Health Organization (WHO) informed.
It added that fighting is now concentrated in the city of Khartoum, and many of the hospitals there report a shortage of blood transfusion equipment and medical supplies.
Armed clashes in Sudan have been going on continued since Saturday. Government forces accused the paramlitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of mutiny and launched airstrikes against their bases. The RSF claimed control of the presidential palace in Khartoum and the airports in Khartoum and Merowe. The national army denied the presidential palace's takeover.
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17:20 17.04.2023
Sudan's May Hold Peace Talks in Saudi Arabia If Ceasefire Reached, Reports Say
Immediate Ceasefire Necessary in Sudan, Issues Should Be Resolved Peacefully, Russian Foreign Ministry Says
16:37 17.04.2023
Further Escalation in Sudan Could Be Devastating for Country and Region, UN Chief Says
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on the Sudanese army and the RSF to "immediately cease hostilities, restore calm, and begin a dialogue to resolve the crisis."
15:18 17.04.2023
Reports: Over 100 Civilians Killed in Sudan Due to Military-RSF Clashes, Sudan Doctors Committee Says
14:42 17.04.2023
Dozens RSF Members Deployed on Rooftops in Omdurman
14:31 17.04.2023
Sudan Opposes International Interference in Situation in Country
Russian Embassy in Khartoum to Evacuate Russian Citizens to Their Residences or Embassy As Soon as Possible
The mission said it is aware of the situation with a Russian woman who is blocked with a child in the building of the Nubian Metropolis in the Sudanese capital.
12:37 17.04.2023
UN Envoy to Sudan 'Disappointed' by Truce Violations
United Nations Special Representative in Sudan criticized army and rival paramilitary forces for failing to cease hostilities during an earlier agreed humanitarian pause.
Volker Perthes stressed that he was "extremely disappointed that humanitarian cessation of hostilities, that both the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces had committed to, was only partially honoured yesterday".
12:36 17.04.2023
Sudanese Paramilitary Force RSF Engaged in Heavy Fighting in Omdurman
Intensive shooting is going on in various districts of the city of Omdurman (satellite city of the capital Khartoum), one soldier of the Sudanese army was injured, Sputnik correspondent reports.
Shooting, in particular, was recorded in such areas of the city as Beit al-Mal and Sharia al-Zaim al-Azhari. The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) opened fire with anti-aircraft guns on a Sudanese army military aircraft, which caused panic among local residents
