Introduction

Today, Saturday, heavy clashes between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces resumed in the center of Omdurman and in the north of Khartoum.

Communications were cut for several hours on Friday in the Sudanese capital as fighting raged between the army and the Rapid Support Forces in several areas of Khartoum, with aid agencies warning of a worsening crisis.

Sudanese Human Rights Violations

Sudanese human rights organizations and activists told Reuters on Friday they have evidence that paramilitary rapid support forces have detained more than 5,000 people in brutal conditions in the capital, Khartoum.

The operational support forces have been fighting with the Sudanese army for three months. Residents accuse her of looting and taking over houses.

In response to a request for comment, RSF stated that the reports were not true, that they contained only prisoners of war and that they were being treated well.

The Rapid Support Forces told Reuters: “Organizations turn a blind eye to the army’s violations of civilians’ rights, including airstrikes, heavy artillery, arrests and the distribution of weapons to civilians.”

The organizations, which asked not to be named for fear of reprisals, said militants were among those detained at several locations around Khartoum, but also included 3,500 civilians, including women and foreigners.

Political Process and Ceasefires

The Sudan sank into an abyss of fighting between the army and the Rapid Support Forces on April 15, as the military and civilian parties put the finishing touches on the political process that was to lead to the formation of a civilian government.

The Sudanese Army and Rapid Support reached several Saudi-US-brokered ceasefires, but talks in Jeddah were suspended last month after the two sides exchanged accusations of violating the truce.