The Sudan Revolutionary Front (SRF), led by El Hadi Idris, called on all revolutionary forces to ‘appeal to the voice of reason and give priority to the interests of the country and its people’ and to make concessions in order to reach a comprehensive political settlement that does not exclude anyone.
The Central Committee of Sudanese Doctors (CCSD) has confirmed that the violence in El Geneina and Kereinik in West Darfur over the past week claimed at least 200 lives, including nine women, 24 children, and 23 seniors. Medical facilities to deal with dozens wounded in the strife are severely overstretched, the doctors say.
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has called for an immediate cessation of violence, including intercommunal violence and attacks on healthcare facilities in West Darfur, to enable the resumption of humanitarian assistance. The UNSC also calls for a transparent investigation of the violence in Darfur to ensure those responsible for the violence are held accountable.
The Deputy Chairman of Sudan's Sovereignty Council, Mohamed Hamdan 'Hemeti' Dagalo, acknowledged the complete failure of the state in its duty to protect the people of West Darfur in a series of attacks that killed at least 200 people, for which he blames 'both sides'.