2023-06-23 04:14:53
Witnesses said that the residents of the city of Kadugli, southwestern Sudan, began fleeing the city, Thursday, with the escalation of tension between the army and the Rapid Support Forces, which threatens to open another conflict front in the war in the country.
The mobilization around Kadugli, the capital of South Kordofan state, and the escalation of fighting in Darfur come following nearly 10 weeks of fighting between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces.
Molly said in the US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs that the United States suspended the Sudan talks because they are not achieving the desired success in their current form.
“The formula does not achieve the success we want,” she added, in a session of the Foreign Affairs Subcommittee in the House of Representatives, following a series of ceasefire agreements were violated.
Since mid-April, the war has displaced more than 2.5 million people from their homes and threatened to destabilize neighboring countries, which are grappling with a combination of conflict, poverty and economic stress.
Residents said the army’s air strikes during its fight with the RSF hit areas in southern Khartoum and the RSF responded with anti-aircraft weapons.
escalation in the West
On Wednesday, the Sudanese army accused the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North, led by Abdel Aziz al-Hilu, of violating a long-standing ceasefire agreement and attacking an army unit in Kadugli, where the movement controls parts of South Kordofan state.
The army said it repelled the attack, but suffered losses.
The main Sudanese oil fields are located in the state of South Kordofan, which shares its borders with the state of West Darfur and the state of South Sudan.
Residents said that the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North, which enjoys close relations with the state of South Sudan, attacked the army in the city of Dilling in South Kordofan state, as did the Rapid Support Forces.
Kadugli residents stated that the army has redeployed its forces to protect its positions in the city, while members of the SPLM are gathering in areas on the outskirts of the city.
They cited power and communications outages, as well as a diminishing supply of food and medical supplies.
The war led to the outbreak of violence in Darfur, and the city of El Geneina in West Darfur state suffered the heaviest losses as a result.
Witnesses said that violent clashes took place between the army and the Rapid Support Forces in the city of El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur state, including the area around the main market, following the deployment of forces from both sides throughout the city.
The city of Nyala, which is the capital of South Darfur state and one of the largest cities in Sudan, witnessed clashes between the army and the Rapid Support Forces in the past days following a period of calm, in light of the power and communications cuts.
The two cities have been relatively quiet following locally brokered truces.
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