The Sudan Doctors Syndicate said that all health institutions in the city Wad Madani The capital of Gezira State (centre) is out of service, as a result of the ongoing conflict in the state Sudanese army AndRapid Support ForcesWhile expressed UN Security Council Expressing his concern about the spread of violence in Sudan, calls have escalated for popular mobilization in support of the army.
The Doctors Syndicate explained – in a statement – that 22 government and private hospitals and treatment centers in the city have stopped providing treatment, including Wad Madani Teaching Hospital, the largest government hospital in the city.
The union pointed to widespread looting and vandalism of the city’s hospitals, explaining that this leads to a complete and dangerous collapse of the health system.
The statement also spoke about the killing of two medical personnel, following an attack on the Rifa’a Teaching Hospital, in the city of Rifa’a, east of Al-Jazira State.
He explained that the city of Wad Madani formed a major center for health services throughout the country, after most of the hospitals in the capital, Khartoum, went out of service.
The launch of processions to join the popular resistance in a number of Sudanese states.
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Popular mobilization
On the other hand, calls have escalated on social media for general mobilization in support of the Sudanese army against the Rapid Support Forces.
Popular crowds came out in more than one region in Sudan, including the Nile River, the White Nile, Sennar, and Gedaref, supporting the Sudanese army.
On Thursday evening, the President of the Sovereignty Council of Sudan vowed Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan By “holding every negligent person accountable,” following the announcement by the Rapid Support Forces on December 18 of this year of their control of the city of Wad Madani, after battles with the Sudanese army that lasted about 4 days.
On December 19, the army announced the withdrawal of its forces from the city, and the launch of an investigation into the reasons and circumstances of the forces’ withdrawal from their positions.
Since mid-April, the army, led by the head of the Transitional Sovereignty Council, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, and the Rapid Support Forces, led by… Muhammad Hamdan Dagalo (Hemedti), a war that left more than 12,000 dead and more than 6 million displaced and refugees, according to the United Nations.
As the battles moved to Gezira State, the fighting expanded, as the state joined 9 states witnessing ongoing clashes, including the capital, Khartoum, and the states of Darfur and Kordofan, out of 18 states in Sudan.
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The Security Council is concerned
This comes at a time when the UN Security Council expressed “concern” yesterday evening, Friday, about the spread of violence in Sudan, a day after it announced that the war there had caused the displacement of 7 million people.
The Council condemned – in a statement – “strongly” the attacks against civilians and the spread of violence “to areas hosting large numbers of displaced people, refugees and asylum seekers.”
The statement added, “The members of the Security Council expressed their concern about the widespread violence and the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Sudan,” which reflects the deteriorating situation in the country.
In addition to the 7 million internally displaced people, the United Nations reported Thursday that another million and a half have fled to neighboring countries.