KHARTOUM: Fierce fighting broke out again on Monday (May 1) between Sudan's army and paramilitaries despite the formal extension of a truce, after the United Nations warned the humanitarian situation reached 'breaking point'. More than 500 people have been killed since battles erupted on Apr 1
Millions of Sudanese are trapped in the country, where aid workers are among the dead, humanitarian facilities have been looted, and foreign aid groups have been forced to essentially halt all aid operations.
"The cost of transportation out of worst-hit areas has risen exponentially, leaving the most vulnerable unable to locate to safer areas."About 50,000 people have fled the raging conflict, seeking refuge in neighbouring countries including Chad, Egypt, and the Central African Republic, said the UN refugee agency.
Further complicating the battlefield, Central Reserve Police were being deployed across Khartoum to"protect citizens' properties" from looting, the Sudanese police said, confirming an army statement.The US Treasury Department last year sanctioned the Central Reserve for"serious human rights abuses" related to its use of"excessive force" against pro-democracy protests after the October 2021 coup that brought Burhan and Daglo to power.
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