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ICRC Says Two Team Drivers Killed, Three More Employees Injured in Armed Attack in Sudan
ICRC Says Two Team Drivers Killed, Three More Employees Injured in Armed Attack in Sudan
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - On April 15 last year, clashes broke out between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. The conflict has claimed... 03.05.2024, Sputnik Africa
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The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has said that two of its team drivers were killed and three more staff members injured as a result of an attack by armed men in the Sudanese state of South Darfur controlled by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).The attack took place when the ICRC team was on its way back from the village of Layba to "assess the humanitarian situation of communities affected by armed violence," the statement read. The ICRC called for protection of humanitarian workers and medical personnel who "must never be directly attacked." On April 15, 2023, clashes broke out between the Sudanese army and the RSF. The parties to the conflict have since introduced a number of temporary nationwide ceasefires, but none has helped settle the conflict. In late October, the parties resumed negotiations, mediated by Saudi Arabia in Jeddah, but the hostilities in the country continue. Sudanese Health Minister Haitham Mohamed Ibrahim told Sputnik earlier this month that more than 13,000 people had been killed and over 30,000 others injured during one year of the armed conflict in Sudan.
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ICRC Says Two Team Drivers Killed, Three More Employees Injured in Armed Attack in Sudan
09:45 03.05.2024 (Updated: 09:46 03.05.2024) MOSCOW (Sputnik) - On April 15 last year, clashes broke out between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. The conflict has claimed thousands of lives and brought the country to the brink of famine.
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has said that two of its team drivers were killed and three more staff members injured as a result of an attack by armed men in the Sudanese state of South Darfur controlled by the
Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
"It is with great sadness that the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) confirms that two of its drivers were killed by gunmen on Thursday in South Darfur, Sudan. Three other ICRC staff were injured," the ICRC said in a statement on Thursday.
The attack took place when the ICRC team was on its way back from the village of Layba to "assess the
humanitarian situation of communities affected by armed violence," the statement read.
The ICRC called for protection of humanitarian workers and medical personnel who "must never be directly attacked."
On April 15, 2023, clashes broke out between the Sudanese army and the RSF. The parties to the conflict have since introduced a number of temporary nationwide ceasefires, but none has helped settle the conflict. In late October, the parties resumed negotiations, mediated by Saudi Arabia in Jeddah, but the hostilities in the country continue. Sudanese Health Minister Haitham Mohamed Ibrahim told Sputnik earlier this month that more than 13,000 people had been killed and over 30,000 others injured during one year of the armed conflict in Sudan.
