Clashes have been ongoing in Sudan since Saturday between the regular army of General Abdel Fattah al-Burhane and the paramilitary forces of his former ally, General Mohamed Hamdane Daglo, which have already left nearly 200 dead and at least 1,800 injured.
A US diplomatic convoy to Sudan came under fire on Monday, but no one was injured, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Tuesday, who spoke separately with the two rival generals struggling for power.
Shooting at the convoy
“I am able to confirm that an American diplomatic convoy came under fire” Monday in Sudan, Anthony Blinken said. “All our staff are safe and sound” but this act is “irresponsible”, he added to the press after a meeting of G7 foreign ministers in Japan.
“This incident is still under investigation to determine what exactly happened. According to initial information we have, it is the work of forces associated with the RSF”, the paramilitary units of General Mohamed Hamdane Daglo, he said, recalling that the convoy had clearly identified license plates.
Monday evening, the head of European diplomacy Josep Borrell announced that the EU ambassador to Sudan had been “attacked” at his home.
Nearly 200 dead
In their joint statement at the end of their meeting in Japan, the chief diplomats of the G7 countries called on Tuesday for an “immediate” end to the fighting in Sudan, which they condemned “strongly”.
Anthony Blinken also said he spoke separately on Tuesday with the two rival generals and insisted with them “on the urgency of reaching a ceasefire”.
A ceasefire “would make it possible to provide humanitarian aid to people affected by the fighting, to reunite Sudanese families (dispersed by the fighting, editor’s note) and to ensure the safety of members of the international community in Khartoum”, he said.
Clashes in Sudan since Saturday between the regular army of General Abdel Fattah al-Burhane and the paramilitary forces of his former ally, General Mohamed Hamdane Daglo, known as “Hemedti”, have already left nearly 200 dead and at least 1,800 injured. , according to the UN.
