A U.S. diplomatic convoy was fired on in Sudan as intense fighting continues between rival forces.
A U.S. diplomatic convoy was fired upon in Sudan Monday but those inside were unharmed, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken told reporters Tuesday. He called the incident"reckless" and"irresponsible."
As explosions and gunfire thundered outside, Sudanese in the capital Khartoum and other cities huddled in their homes. The sudden outbreak of violence over the weekend between the nation's two top generals, each backed by tens of thousands of heavily armed fighters, trapped millions of people in their homes or wherever they could find shelter, with supplies running low and several hospitals forced to shut down.
In central Khartoum, sustained gunfire erupted and white smoke rose near the main military headquarters, a major battlefront. Nearby, at least 88 students and staffers have been trapped in the engineering college library at Khartoum University since the start of fighting, one of the students said in a video posted online Monday. One student was killed during clashes outside and another wounded, he said. They do not have food or water, he said, showing a room full of people sleeping on the floor.
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi said late Monday that Cairo was in"constant contact" with both the army and the RSF, urging them to halt the fighting and return to negotiations.Smoke rises from burning aircraft inside Khartoum Airport during clashes between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and the army in Khartoum, Sudan April 17, 2023.
Hadia Saeed said she and her three children were sheltering in one room on the ground floor of their home for fear of the shelling as gunfire rattled across their Bahri district in north Khartoum. They have food for a few more days, but"after that we don't know what to do," she said.
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