Against the background of the continuing crisis and the absence of solutions, South Sudanese Foreign Minister Deng Dau warned against internationalizing the conflict in Sudan between the army and the Rapid Support Forces. Deng Dau said in televised statements that his country believes that the solution to the crisis is in the hands of the Sudanese, pointing out that no timetable has yet been set for a meeting between the Commander-in-Chief of the Army, Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, and the Commander of the Rapid Support Forces, Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo.
And he stated that “the President of South Sudan, Salva Kiir Mayardit, who leads the IGAD team, spoke to Al-Burhan and Hamidti, and informed them that there is urgency on the importance of their meeting in Juba … but we have not yet set a time limit for that, but he assured them that the issue is urgent and that they must send representatives on their behalf in the context of A political dialogue that deals with stopping the fighting, and this is a fundamental and important thing.
The Sudanese Interior Ministry announced the deployment of police forces on the roads to secure public and private property and control lawlessness. As the clashes continue between the two fighting sides, and the capital witnessed air raids and gunfire, as the fighting entered its third week, despite the declared truce and international efforts to stop the fighting.
Sudanese activists and local pages broadcast scenes showing the deployment of the “Central Reserve” forces of the Sudanese police in the Kalakla area in Khartoum.
Meanwhile, the Sudanese Ministry of Health announced that more than 528 people were killed, while the number of injured reached about 4,600 people as a result of the clashes between the two sides. The Sudan Doctors Syndicate said that 70% of the hospitals adjacent to the areas of clashes are out of service.
The Syndicate stated that 15 hospitals were bombed, 19 others were forcibly evacuated, 6 ambulances were attacked, and medical staff were prevented from transporting patients and delivering supplies.
