Heavy gunfire, airstrikes, and explosions erupted across Sudan over the weekend, including in crowded neighborhoods across its capital Khartoum. The clashes, between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, have led to the death of nearly 100 people and injuries to some 1,100.
In 2019, a popular revolution led to the toppling of the country’s autocratic ruler President Omar Hassan al-Bashir, which led to a transitional government and then a military coup in 2021. While a framework was agreed upon last December to guide the country toward a civilian-led government, the power struggle between two rival generals is now raising concerns of a civil war.
Amid international calls for cessation of violence, aid organizations said the fighting has forced them to suspend operations.
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Sara Jervingsarajerving
Sara Jerving is a Senior Reporter at Devex, where she covers global health. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, The Wall Street Journal, VICE News, and Bloomberg News among others. Sara holds a master's degree from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism where she was a Lorana Sullivan fellow. She was a finalist for One World Media's Digital Media Award in 2021; a finalist for the Livingston Award for Young Journalists in 2018; and she was part of a VICE News Tonight on HBO team that received an Emmy nomination in 2018. She received the Philip Greer Memorial Award from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in 2014.
