2.8 million people displaced in Sudan

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has shared the data it has collected since April 15, when the conflict in Sudan began.

In the written statement, it was stated that 15 aid workers have lost their lives in Sudan in the past 11 weeks.

Noting that 2.8 million people were displaced in Sudan, the statement stated that 2.2 million people were internally displaced and 615,000 people migrated to neighboring countries.

In the statement, it was stated that despite all the difficulties, vital aid was delivered to more than 2.5 million people.

According to information obtained from local authorities, the loss of life in Sudan reached 1,133, with 11,796 people reportedly injured.

CRISIS IN SUDAN

The Sudanese Army wanted the Rapid Support Forces (HDK), which it once supported but considered a threat because it acted as an independent and parallel army, to be fully integrated into the army within 2 years.

The war of words and tension, which began with the HDK’s declaration that it could accept this in a period of about 10 years after civilian rule, turned into an armed conflict between the parties in the capital Khartoum and several cities. in the morning of April. fifteen.

Army commander General Abdulfettah al-Burhan and HDK commander Muhammed Hamdan Dagalu declared a ceasefire for the first day of Eid al-Adha. (AA)