The news comes amid other problems faced by the country. Read more at straitstimes.com.
KHARTOUM, Sudan - A wanted Sudanese war crimes suspect has confirmed that he and other members of the Islamist regime ousted in 2019 have escaped from prison during recent fighting, raising new fears for a fragile ceasefire that has enabled foreigners to flee.
It was the third reported jail break to have taken advantage of the fighting between forces loyal to army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and those backing his deputy turned rival, RSF commander Mohamed Hamdan Daglo. The fighting between the rival generals, which has involved air strikes and artillery exchanges, has killed hundreds of people and left some neighbourhoods of greater Khartoum in ruins.As the fighting eased on Tuesday in the city of five million people, foreign governments organised road convoys, aircraft and ships to get their nationals out.
“Why didn’t the officials care for the Sudanese people and their suffering?“ said Mr Alnour Mohamed Ahmed, another builder. “People can’t leave their homes.” The two sides have both made unverifiable claims to control key sites, adding to what experts call an overwhelming state of fear in the capital.Famine risk
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