Fighting Rages In Sudan Ahead Of Truce Expiration
Muhammad Irfan Published May 29, 2023 | 04:30 PM
Khartoum, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 29th May, 2023 ) :Gunshots and artillery fire rocked the Sudanese capital Monday, the last day of a frequently breached ceasefire, as calls to arms stoked fears the six-week war will intensify.
Residents told AFP they could hear street battles in northern Khartoum, as well as artillery fire in the south of the capital of over five million people which has been turned into a deadly war zone.
Since the truce began a week ago, frightened residents have ventured out to try and get food or water, the costs of which have doubled since the start of the war.
But thousands of families continue to shelter in place, rationing water and electricity while trying desperately to avoid stray gunfire.
In Darfur, on the western border with Chad, continued fighting "blatantly disregards ceasefire commitments", according to Toby Harward, of the United Nations refugee agency.
"Intermittent fighting between Sudanese armed forces and Rapid Support Forces in El Fasher, North Darfur over the last few days" has seen civilians killed, homes looted and tens of thousands newly displaced in the already war-ravaged region, Harward said.
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