Despite the announcement of a 72-hour ceasefire, warring groups in Sudan continued to engage in fierce clashes with heavy gunfire and explosions heard in the capital Khartoum and other cities on May 14.
The Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a paramilitary group announced the ceasefire early on May 14 for Eid al-Fitr, but Sudan’s Armed Forces (SAF) did not confirm it.
civilians in Khartoum and other areas remain trapped in their homes and unable to access basic necessities like food, water, and medical care.
The UN and other organizations have called for an immediate end to hostilities to allow for the provision of humanitarian aid and the protection of civilians. The situation on the ground remains tense, with no clear path to a resolution in sight.
Hundreds have been killed and thousands wounded since the clashes broke out last week between forces loyal to Sudan’s army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and his deputy, Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, the RSF commander commonly known as Hemeti.
On May 15, the World Health Organization reported that 413 people had died and 3,551 people had been injured. The UN children’s agency, UNICEF, said at least nine children were among the dead and more than 50 had been wounded. The World Food Program warned on May 14 that the fighting could plunge millions more into hunger in a country where one-third of the population is in need of aid. The World Health Organization reported that almost 330 people were killed and 3,200 others wounded across the country.
Source: Agencies (edited by Al-Manar English Website)
