Thousands of residents fled from Sudan's capital where witnesses reported bodies in the streets and embassies said more than 270 civilians had been killed in battles between the army and paramilitaries by Thursday, with no end in sight. | ManilaBulletin
Thousands of residents fled from Sudan's capital where witnesses reported bodies in the streets and embassies said more than 270 civilians had been killed in battles between the army and paramilitaries by Thursday, with no end in sight.
But gunfire continued in Khartoum from the appointed time and into Wednesday night, according to witnesses.The Sudanese army said that 177 Egyptian soldiers who had been captured by the RSF in the northern city of Merowe were evacuated Wednesday back to Egypt -- a close ally of the military establishment -- on four Egyptian military transport planes.
It followed a bitter dispute between them over the planned integration of the RSF into the regular army -- a key condition for a final deal aimed at restoring Sudan's democratic transition. Mohamed Saleh, 43, a government employee, said he was leaving behind "the terror of explosions" to stay with relatives in Madani, southeast of the capital.Both forces must "refrain from unlawfully evicting people from their homes", during fighting that is "recklessly endangering the Sudanese people, diplomats and humanitarian aid workers", the US embassy wrote in a statement signed by 14 other diplomatic missions in Sudan.
Japan said its defence ministry had begun the "necessary preparations" to evacuate around 60 of its nationals, including embassy staff.
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