Clash between army and paramilitary force in Sudan, 56 people including one Indian killed

Clashes between the army and paramilitary forces continued for the second consecutive day in Sudan’s capital Khartoum and other areas on Sunday, leaving at least 56 people, including an Indian, dead. The development is an indication that despite diplomatic pressure for a ceasefire, both sides are reluctant to put an end to their hostilities. Fierce fighting continued on Sunday in the capital Khartoum, nearby Omdurman and other places, using armored vehicles and fighter jets. At least 56 civilians, including three UN Food Agency personnel, have died in the violence.

The doctors’ organization Sudan Doctors Syndicate said it believed there had been dozens of deaths and 600 wounded, including civilians and fighters, on both sides. With this development, the hopes of restoring democracy have once again suffered a setback. The violence is part of a struggle for power between the commander of the armed forces, Abdel Fateh al-Burhan, and the head of the Rapid Support Force (RSF), General Mohamed Hamdan Daghalo. Both generals are former allies who oversaw a military coup in October 2021 that derailed Sudan’s short-lived democracy.

Negotiations with international support in recent months have raised hopes of an orderly transition to democracy, but rising tensions between Burhan and Daglo have put hopes of a compromise between the political parties in limbo. The clash comes after months of tension between the army and its former ally and now rival Rapid Support Force group. In a statement, the Burhan-led army ruled out talks with the RSF and called for its disbandment, calling it a “rebel militia”. The paramilitary group ‘RSF’ has described the chief of the armed forces as a ‘criminal’.

There was a coup in the country in the year 2021 and now there are indications that the conflict between the two sides may continue. The tension has arisen due to the failure to reach an agreement on the integration of the Daglo-led RSF into the armed forces. The violence started on Saturday morning. There is chaos in the capital Khartoum, with fighters firing indiscriminately from truck-mounted machine guns. The army said in a statement on Saturday evening that its troops had captured all RSF bases in the city of Umm Durman, while people said airstrikes had been carried out on paramilitary posts around the capital.

“The fighting is not over,” said Tahani Abass, a prominent human rights lawyer who lives near the military headquarters. The army and the RSF claim to be in control of strategic locations in Khartoum and elsewhere, but their claims have been disputed. could not be independently verified. Meanwhile, the Indian Embassy in Khartoum said that an Indian was among the dead, identified as Albert Augustine. He used to work in Dal Group Company in Sudan. Foreign Minister S. Expressing condolences over the death of the Indian national, Jaishankar said the situation in Khartoum remained worrying and India would continue to monitor developments in that country.

“It is reported that Albert Augustine, an Indian national working with Dull Group Company in Sudan, suffered a bullet injury yesterday, resulting in his death,” the Indian mission tweeted. “The Embassy is in touch with the family and medical authorities for further processing,” the mission said. Jaishankar said he was ‘deeply saddened’ by the death of the Indian national. “The Embassy is doing everything possible to provide all assistance to the family,” he tweeted. Meanwhile, diplomatic pressure on Sudan appeared to be mounting. Top diplomats including the US secretary of state, the UN secretary-general, the European Union’s foreign policy chief, the head of the Arab League and the head of the African Union Commission have urged both sides to stop the fighting.

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