Sudan – The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs reported that more than 55,000 people fled during the past two days to the states of Gedaref and Kassala in the east of the country, and the White Nile and Blue Nile in the south of the country.
The new wave of displacement comes following the fighting between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces extended to the city of Singa, the capital of Sennar State, southeast of Sudan.
The Resistance Committees in the city of Damazin, the capital of Blue Nile State, reported in a tweet on the “X” platform, the influx of a large wave of displaced persons coming from Sennar, stressing the urgent need for all types of assistance for displaced families.
On the field level, the Sudanese army announced yesterday, Wednesday, that it had repelled an attack launched by the Rapid Support Forces on the city of Al-Meiram in West Kordofan State, while the city of Al-Fasher in North Darfur State is witnessing violent battles, according to activists.
The Sudanese army said in a brief statement, “Our forces in Al-Meiram this morning repelled a treacherous attack by the Rapid Support Forces,” without further details.
Al-Meiram city is located southwest of West Kordofan State, regarding 40 kilometers from the border with South Sudan.
In turn, the Coordination of the Resistance Committees of El Fasher (activists) reported in a statement on Wednesday that “the city of El Fasher was subjected to a violent attack with heavy artillery by the Rapid Support Forces.”
The coordination said that the attack “intensively targeted the south and west of the city, the livestock market, the vegetable market, and the Al-Radeef neighborhood,” noting that there was news of “many injuries among citizens and a number of martyrs” as a result of the attack.
In the same context, the Coordination of the Resistance Committees of El Fasher noted, in a separate statement, that there is “an increase in the number of deaths among children suffering from malnutrition, following the destruction of the only therapeutic feeding center in the city,” without specifying the number.
She added, “Patients with kidney failure and chronic diseases also face the risk of death due to the scarcity of medicines and difficulty of movement.”
Earlier on Wednesday, the International Organization for Migration reported in a statement that clashes continued between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces in the city of El Fasher, in the west of the country.
The organization added, “According to field teams, regarding 50 families were displaced from Abu Shouk camp for displaced persons to other locations in El Fasher and the Tawila area in North Darfur State, while reports of civilian deaths and injuries were reported.”
Since May 10, El Fasher has witnessed clashes between the army and the Rapid Support Forces, despite international warnings of battles in the city, which is the center of humanitarian operations for all Darfur states.
Since mid-April of last year, the Sudanese army, led by Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, and the Rapid Support Forces, led by Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo (Hemeti), have been waging a war that has left regarding 15,000 dead and regarding 10 million displaced and refugees, according to the United Nations.
On June 24, the United Nations announced that regarding 143,000 people had been displaced from El Fasher, North Darfur State, as a result of clashes between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces.
There have been increasing calls from the United Nations and international organizations to spare Sudan a humanitarian disaster that might push millions to famine and death due to food shortages caused by the fighting that has spread to 12 of the country’s 18 states.
Source: Al Jazeera + Agencies
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2024-07-04 23:26:14
