Clashes that erupted last month between armed fighters in a city in Sudan's restive Darfur region killed at least 100 people, according to Sudan's Doctors Syndicate
Hospitals were still out of service in the Darfur city of Genena and an accurate count of the wounded was still hard to make, the doctors' union added in a statement posted on its official Facebook page late Sunday.The fighting in Genena, which broke out a few days after Sudan's two rival generals took up arms against each other in the capital of Khartoum, points to the possibility that the conflict could engulf other parts of the East African country.
The doctors' union did not specify the two parties to the clashes in Genena, a city of around half a million people located near the border with Chad that has been a flashpoint since the early days of the fighting. At least 481 civilians were killed in Khartoum clashes that erupted in mid-April between the military, led by Gen. Abdel Fattah Burhan, and the RSF, led by Gen. Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, according to the same doctors' statement. The number of the wounded among civilians has jumped to more than 2,560.
"The international community should not remain silent about the challenge in this province. It should act immediately; people need shelter, food and medicine," he said.
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Five drop close game to Windsor, semi-final tied 1-1Sudbury mounted second half comeback, fall just shot in 103-100 loss
Read more »
As mediators seek end to Sudan conflict, fighting in Khartoum continuesEnvoys from Sudan’s warring parties in Saudi Arabia for talks that international mediators hope will end a three-week old conflict
Read more »
Rally for Indigenous young man kicked in head by Edmonton police officerEDMONTON — About 100 people gathered in front of an Alberta Justice building on Saturday to support Pacey Dumas, an Indigenous man who was kicked in the head…
Read more »
Victoria sips tea to celebrate the coronation of King Charles IIIOver 100 people sat down for high tea at St. Luke's Community Hall in, Saturday afternoon to watch a highlight reel of the historic day.
Read more »