(Wad Madani) At least 15 civilians were killed on Saturday by “shells falling on their houses” in the Sudanese capital Khartoum, scene of deadly fighting between the army and paramilitaries since April, a medical source told AFP .
The bodies of the victims arrived at Al-Nao hospital in Omdurman, a suburb of Khartoum, said this source on condition of anonymity.
The war between the regular forces loyal to army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhane and the Rapid Support Forces of General Mohamed Hamdane Daglo has left more than 9,000 dead – according to a very underestimated toll – and displaced more than 5 .6 million people and destroyed most infrastructure.
Incapable of gaining a decisive advantage since the start of the war, both camps are stalling, but neither intends to make any concessions at the negotiating table.
Talks between the belligerents resumed a few days ago in the Saudi city of Jeddah. They aim “to facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid, establish ceasefires and other confidence-building measures, and move towards a permanent cessation of hostilities,” according to Riyadh.
Previous attempts at mediation resulted in only brief truces, all of which were systematically violated.