Saudis host the first serious attempt to end fighting between the army and paramilitary force
People gather to ride a truck to flee outside Khartoum, Sudan, April 28 2023. Picture: REUTERS
Battles since mid-April have killed hundreds of people and wounded thousands of others, disrupted aid supplies and sent 100,000 refugees fleeing abroad. The extensive use of explosive ordnance throughout the fighting has increased the danger to civilians, especially children, who can mistake the munitions for toys and play with them, said the UN Mine Action Service.
Thousands of people are pushing to leave from Port Sudan on boats to Saudi Arabia, paying for expensive commercial flights through the country’s only functioning airport, or using evacuation flights. Confirming his group’s attendance, RSF leader Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, commonly known as Hemedti, said he hopes the talks will achieve their intended aim of securing safe passage for civilians. Hemedti has vowed to either capture or kill army leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan.
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