Four years after the overthrow of the dictator Omar Al-Bachir and the democratic hopes raised by Sudanese civil society, Sudan has been the scene of fierce fighting for the past five days between the troops of Generals Al-Bourhane of the regular army and Hemetti of the RSF, who are fighting for power. The two warlords who have plunged the country back into horror (more than 270 dead and 1,800 wounded) are struggling to control their troops, who are multiplying their exactions and refusing to accept negotiated truces. The chaotic urban guerrilla warfare traps the inhabitants of Khartoum in a city without water or electricity, where only one hospital in three remains open. The international community (from the African Union to the European Union, including China, the United States, Russia, etc.) is unanimously calling for a halt to hostilities, fearing that the conflict could spread to the entire region.
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