Nairobi (Kaab TV) – Fighting continues in many towns and cities in Sudan as two powerful generals battled for control.
So far, according to the local medical reports, more than 180 people have died since fighting erupted on Saturday.
It is unclear who, if anyone, is in charge.
Hospitals, which are trying to treat the growing numbers of wounded people, have been attacked. One overwhelmed medical center was shelled. Paramilitary fighters then barged inside, ordered that patients be evacuated and took up positions, one doctor said.
The New York Times has used satellite imagery of Khartoum, the capital, to identify 20 planes that have been destroyed or badly damaged at the airport since the conflict erupted.
The E.U.’s ambassador was assaulted in his home, though he was not injured. And even though millions of residents of the capital don’t have water or electricity, few are venturing out.
Volker Perthes, the United Nations envoy to Sudan, said gunmen have been looting, attacking and burning the warehouses, guesthouses and offices of U.N. aid agencies, including the World Food Program, Unicef and the United Nations Development Program. The attacks have made it nearly impossible for the U.N. to carry out aid relief operations, he said, adding that the situation is fluid and unpredictable.
“Everyone is afraid,” said a 28-year-old who went out to try to charge his cellphone. “You can see it in their eyes. People are panicking.”
The violence in Sudan, Africa’s third-largest country by area, seems not to be ending, the terrified local residents are saying.
The battles are the culmination of a long-brewing conflict between two generals, who together seized power in a coup in 2021. They have now turned against each other after rebuffing attempts to allow a transition to civilian rule.