New DelhiFighting between Sudan’s army and the country’s main paramilitary force has killed at least 180 civilians while more than 1,800 civilians and combatants have been wounded, according to Volker Perthes, the UN envoy to Sudan, The New York Times reported. The fighting has left many of the capital Khartoum’s 5 million residents without electricity or water at home, according to the NYT, as they marked the last few days of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, when many daily dawn to dusk Used to keep fast.
Heavy medical facilities have been targeted, including a major medical center north-east of Khartoum, which has been shelled, evacuated and closed. According to the NYT, more than a dozen hospitals have closed. Aidan O’Hara, the EU ambassador to Sudan, was attacked on Monday afternoon at his residence in Khartoum, the EU’s top diplomat, Josep Borrell Fontellas, said on Twitter.
It was not immediately known who attacked him, but a spokesman for the bloc said the ambassador was “okay.” It was still unclear who was in control of the country. According to the NYT, a long-standing rivalry between Sudan’s two top generals has pitted a paramilitary group known as the Rapid Support Forces against the Sudanese army in clashes that began on Saturday.
The Ministry of External Affairs on Monday set up a control room to provide information and assistance to Indians in the wake of the ongoing clashes between the Sudanese Army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Force (RSF).
The Foreign Ministry on Monday set up a control room to provide information and assistance in the wake of ongoing clashes between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Force (RSF).
“A control room has been set up in the Ministry of External Affairs to provide information and assistance in view of the current situation in Sudan,” the MEA press release said. The ministry further shared the coordinates of the control room, e-mails and phone numbers to inform about the Indians stranded in Sudan. 91-11-23014104; +91-11-23017905; Mobile: +91 9968291988 and Email: situationroom@mea.gov.in,” shared the release.