Crisis in Sudan
An armed conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), rival factions of the military government of Sudan, began on 15 April 2023, with the fighting concentrated around the capital city of Khartoum and the Darfur region.
As of 22nd of July, 2023, between 3,000 to 10,000 people had been killed and 6,000 to 8,000 others injured, while as of 18 July 2023, 2.6 million were internally displaced and 730,000 others had fled the country as refugees. Women have told shocking stories of being raped.
The conflict began with attacks by the RSF on government sites as airstrikes, artillery, and gunfire were reported across Sudan. Throughout the conflict, RSF leader Mohamed Hamdan "Hemedti" Dagalo and Sudan's de facto leader and army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan have disputed control of government sites.
An estimated 100,000 people are expected to receive food aid, water aid, and shelter aid.
