Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday that a U.S. diplomatic convoy in Sudan was fired in what he called a “reckless” and “unacceptable” attack amid deepening violence in the country.
that following the phone call with Blinken it had agreed to a 24-hour cease-fire to allow the safe passage of civilians including those injured, but it was not immediately clear when it would come into effect. The RSF also accused the military of conducting airstrikes.Army chief Burhan told Sky News earlier that he was open to mediation but added his troops would “definitely” defeat the RSF, whom he blamed for shelling residential areas.
Witnesses, many sheltering at home or trapped in buildings, described ongoing shelling, gunfire and explosions in the capital, Khartoum, on Tuesday. Aid groups in Sudan reported armed assaults by gunmen who looted offices and raided private homes.According to an internal U.N. security report shared with The Washington Post by personnel in Sudan, gunmen, reportedly from the RSF forces, are forcing their way into the homes of foreigners in Khartoum, separating men and women and taking them away.
“The trend of criminality targeting U.N. and humanitarian personnel has also increased in Khartoum and other regions of the country, particularly in Darfur,” the report said, listing some aid agencies whose offices were looted.the E.U. ambassador in Sudan had been “assaulted in his own residency,” without elaborating further.were looted in the Darfuri town of Nyala but that its small team was still operating the only running hospital in north Darfur.
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