| Unexpectedly. |
... as opposed to the more usual name-calling or slapsy...
continued to rock Sudan’s capital Saturday even as both sides in the conflict agreed to a 72-hour cease-fire extension this week.
Sudanese
...KABOOM!...
s blasted paramilitary forces in Khartoum as the country’s former prime minister appealed for help to the international community and warned that the conflict in Sudan could become worse than the wars in Syria and Libya.
"Sudan is the largest country in that area, bordering seven countries," said Abdalla Hamdok, speaking at a conference in Kenya Saturday. "God forbid if Sudan is to reach a point of civil war proper."
As fighting raged in the capital, refugees who managed to flee massed at Sudan’s border with Egypt where thousands waited to leave the country.
Hundreds of people have already been killed and thousands have fled the bloody conflict in Khartoum and the nearby city of Bahri while many expatriates, including Americans, remained trapped in their homes as the Sudanese army continued to clash with paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces.
The army has been deploying jets or drones on RSF in residential neighborhoods across the capital, according to reports.
Rapid Support Forces claim control of 90% of Khartoum amidst ongoing clashes with Sudanese army
[Shafaq News]
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Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF) announced on Saturday that they had taken control of 90% of the capital, Khartoum, amidst ongoing festivities with the Sudanese army.
In a statement posted on Twitter, the RSF said that they had repelled attacks by the "putschist forces" and that several officers of different ranks had surrendered to their forces.
The RSF has renewed its commitment to the humanitarian truce
..The purposes of a truce are twofold: 1.) bring up more arms, ammunition, and reinforcements; and 2.) get the enemy to relax his vigilance. A
truceis not the same thing as a
ceasefire, and a
ceasefiredoesn't mean you have to stop shooting...
and has pledged to open safe passages for citizens to access their basic needs and facilitate the evacuation of foreign nationals.
The Sudanese army, on the other hand, accused the RSF of targeting retired officers, police, and security personnel and storming their homes.
The army released a statement on its Facebook page condemning the RSF's actions, describing it as "terrorist crimes and practices that have nothing to do with the legacies of the Sudanese people."
Since April 15, Sudan has been experiencing
...which are usually entirely different from personal
liberty...
violations.