Ten civilians were killed on January 11th by artillery fire in a residential area of Sudan's capital, Khartoum.
| According to the United Nations, the civil war in Sudan has displaced 7 million people. (Source: Reuters) |
Sudan has endured nearly nine months of civil war, with army commander Abdel Fattah al-Burhan clashing with his former deputy Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, commander of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). According to estimates by the ACLED analysis group, the conflict has claimed the lives of 12,000 people. Meanwhile, the United Nations says more than 7 million people have been displaced by the civil war.
In the latest fighting, the Southern Khartoum Resistance Committee announced that "10 civilians were killed by artillery fire in residential areas and local markets."
This committee is one of several groups that have organized pro-democracy protests and now provide aid during the civil war. Diplomatic efforts to end the conflict have so far failed.
In early January, Mr. Daglo visited several African countries, marking his first foreign trip since the conflict began. In Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa, he signed a declaration with former Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok, implicitly affirming that the RSF is an important dialogue partner.
Prior to the war, the leaders of both sides joined forces to overthrow civilian rulers in Sudan in October 2021, ending two years of democratic transition.
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