Fighting between the army and paramilitaries in Sudan has killed around 200 people and wounded 1,800, damaging hospitals and hampering aid after three days of urban warfare.
A weeks-long power struggle exploded into deadly violence Saturday between the forces of two generals who seized power in a 2021 coup: Sudan's army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and his deputy, Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, who commands the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces .
"Too many civilian lives have already been lost," Blinken tweeted, adding he had"stressed the importance of ensuring the safety of diplomatic personnel and aid workers".The European Union's ambassador to Sudan was attacked in his home in Khartoum on Monday, the bloc's top diplomat Josep Borrell said. A spokesperson told AFP the veteran diplomat was"OK" following the assault.
This file picture composite shows General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan , in Khartoum's twin city of Omdurman on June 29, 2019 and Sudanese paramilitary commander Mohamed Hamdan Daglo in Khartoum on June 18, 2019The official doctors' union warned fighting had"heavily damaged" multiple hospitals in Khartoum and other cities, with some completely"out of service".
"The majority of the wounded are civilians who were caught in the crossfire -- among them are many children," MSF's Cyrus Paye said. President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi called on the two warring parties to"return to the negotiating table" and said he was working on the return of Egyptian military"trainers" captured Saturday at an air base by RSF forces.- 'Unprecedented' -
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