Sudan death toll nears 100 as fighting rages and hospitals run short of supplies
Fighting between Sudan’s army units and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has left at least 97 people dead and hundreds more injured, according to the doctors’ trade union.
The violence broke out on Saturday over disagreements on integrating the RSF into the military, as part of a transition towards civilian rule after a 2021 military coup.
The RSF is led by Gen Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known as Hemedti, who is the deputy head of Sudan’s transitional governing Sovereign Council.
Hospitals are running out of critical supplies to treat the injured, warned the World Health Organization, while the UN’s World Food Programme has suspended operations in the country after three of its employees were killed in clashes. The US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, and the UK foreign secretary, James Cleverly, have both called for an immediate ceasefire and a return to talks to restore Sudan to a civilian-led government.