The war between the army led by General Abdel Fattah al-Burhane and the Rapid Support Forces (FSR, paramilitary) of General Mohamed Hamdane Daglo, left more than 9,000 dead according to an estimate by the NGO Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (Acled).

For several months, the capital of Sudan, Khartoum, has been the scene of deadly fighting between the army and paramilitaries. The country is still sinking into crisis and it is civilians who have borne the brunt of the war; In one of the latest tragedies of this war, at least 15 civilians were killed by shells falling on their homes on Saturday in the capital.

Since the start of the war, both camps, unable to gain a decisive advantage, have been stalling but neither intends to make any concessions at the negotiating table. Also, Previous mediation attempts only resulted in brief truces which were all systematically violated.

Peace talks between the warring parties resumed a few days ago in the Saudi city of Jeddah. They aim “to facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid, to establish ceasefires and other confidence-building measures, and to progress towards a permanent cessation of hostilities”, According to Riyadh.

The war between the army led by General Abdel Fattah al-Burhane and the Rapid Support Forces (FSR, paramilitary) of General Mohamed Hamdane Daglo, left more than 9,000 dead according to an estimate by the NGO Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (Acled).

Sudanese conflict has displaced more than 6 million people and destroyed most infrastructure. The violence has also pushed more than half a million people to flee Darfur for neighboring Chad.