Washington's top diplomat said Tuesday that a U.S. Embassy convoy came under fire in Sudan and denounced 'indiscriminate military operations' as the country's armed forces and a powerful rival unleashed heavy weapons in urban areas for a fourth day.
Washington's top diplomat said Tuesday that a U.S. Embassy convoy came under fire in Sudan and denounced "indiscriminate military operations" as the country's armed forces and a powerful rival unleashed heavy weapons in urban areas for a fourth day.
The overall death toll could be much higher because clashes in Khartoum have prevented the removal of bodies in some areas. The two sides have been using tanks, artillery and other heavy weapons in densely populated areas. Satellite images from Planet Labs PBC, also taken Monday, showed some 20 damaged aircraft at Khartoum International Airport, which also has a military side. Some had been completely destroyed, with one still belching smoke. At the El Obeid and Merowe air bases, north and south of Khartoum, several fighter jets were among the destroyed aircraft.
Dagalo said in a series of tweets Tuesday that he had approved a 24-hour humanitarian truce after speaking to Blinken while the Sudanese military said more troops would join the battle and that it would "widen the scope of its operations" against the RSF. The European Union's foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell tweeted Monday that the EU ambassador to Sudan "was assaulted in his own residency," without providing further details.
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