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A U.S. Embassy convoy came under fire in conflict-hit Sudan. Denouncing the incident, Antony Blinken, US Secretary of State said that indiscriminate military operations in the country let loose by the country’s armed forces and a powerful rival are affecting the urban areas of the North African country
A U.S. Embassy convoy came under fire in conflict-hit Sudan. Denouncing the incident, Antony Blinken, US Secretary of State said that indiscriminate military operations in the country let loose by the country’s armed forces and a powerful rival are affecting the urban areas of the North African country.
The convoy, clearly marked as US embassy vehicles, was attacked recently. Preliminary reports, Blinken said, link the assailants to the Rapid Support Forces, the paramilitary group battling Sudan’s military. He revealed that everyone in the convoy was safe.
Earlier, there were assaults on aid workers and the EU envoy’s residence in the Sudanese capital. Two rival generals are fighting for control of Africa’s third-largest country. The UN agencies indicate that more than 185 people have been killed and over 1,800 wounded. There are reports that the overall casualty will be higher as two sides are using tanks, artillery, and other heavy weapons in densely populated areas.
Blinken is reported to have spoken to both generals – armed forces chief Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan and RSF leader Gen. Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo, and told them to come to the negotiating table to end the violent fights, which have put the country into great turmoil.
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Under international pressure, Burhan and Dagalo had recently agreed to a framework agreement with political parties and pro-democracy groups. But the signing was repeatedly delayed as tensions rose over the integration of the RSF into the armed forces and the future chain of command.
