Two rivals — the leader of the armed forces, Gen.Abdel Fattah Burhan, and the head of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, Gen. Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo have been raging war in violence-hit Sudan.
The major development came hours after politicians in India engaged in a war of words, where senior Congress leader and former Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah sought help from the Centre for the safety of the people of Karnataka who have been stuck in Sudan.
Sudan violence: Amid rising concerns over stranded Indians in a violence-hit country, Siddaramaiah and MEA Jaishankar engaged in a spat on Twitter.
Union External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar asked the senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah not to do politics stating there are lives at stake.
Sudan: The Embassy of India has advised the Indians in Sudan to take utmost precautions there and urges them not to venture out as instances of looting have been reported. Meanwhile, stranded Indians in the country have been asked to follow the instructions of the Embassy.
The toll could be much higher because there are many bodies in the streets around central Khartoum that no one can reach because of the clashes.
Sudan: The battle between the army and a powerful rival force continues to intensify on the third day taking the death toll to cross 100-mark.
"Dear Indian Nationals in Sudan, Based on the latest inputs the fighting has not Subsided on day two. We sincerely request all fellow Indians to continue to stay where they are and not venture outside," read the second advisory released on Monday morning.
The Sudanese military and a powerful paramilitary group battled for control of the chaos-stricken nation for a second day Sunday, signaling they were unwilling to end hostilities despite mounting diplomatic pressure to cease fire. At least 61 civilians are dead while more than 670 injured so far.
According to Indian Embassy in Sudan, the victim was identified as Albert Augestine, an Indian National working in a Dal Group Company.
The clashes capped months of heightened tensions between the armed forces and the Rapid Support Forces group. Those tensions had delayed a deal with political parties to get the country back to its short-lived transition to democracy, which was derailed by an October 2021 military coup.
Embassy of India in Sudan on Saturday advises Indians to take utmost precautions in view of reported firings and clashes in the country.
Deadly violence in Adhidiang and Kodok, where some 11,000 displaced persons are still gathered adjacent to an UNMISS military base, has caused untold suffering and injuries.
Indian women peacekeepers: In 2007, India became the first country to deploy an all-women contingent to a UN peacekeeping mission. The Formed Police Unit in Liberia provided 24-hour guard duty, conducted night patrols in the capital Monrovia, and helped to build the capacity of the Liberian police.
In a televised address, Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan announced that he was dissolving the country's ruling Sovereign Council, as well as the government led by Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok.
US President Donald Trump announced Friday that Sudan will start to normalize ties with Israel, making it the third Arab state to do so as part of U.S.-brokered deals in the run-up to Election Day.
Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok on Monday survived an assassination attempt, state media has reported. As per reports the plot to kill the PM was carried out in the national capital.
At an impoverished, forlorn zoo in Sudan’s capital, the park’s few remaining lions are starving in rusted cages — their ribs protruding, eyes glassy and skin flaccid, desperate for food and water.
A Sudanese military plane crashed shortly after taking off from El Geneina airport in West Darfur State, killing 18, the army said. The Antonov 12 plane "crashed five minutes after taking off from El Geneina airport" on Thursday evening, said Amer Mohamed al-Hassan, spokesman of Sudanese army, in a statement.
A Sudanese court on Monday sentenced 27 members of the country’s security forces to death by hanging for torturing and killing a detained protester during the uprising against longtime autocrat Omar al-Bashir earlier this year.
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