The Syrian community in Sudan criticized the lack of any official action and official government statements on the situation of Syrians during the clashes between the army and Rapid Support Forces.
According to the pro-Athr Press website, “he has not heard of any attempts from the embassy regarding registration operations to evacuate community members from conflict areas.”
Sources pointed out to the site that there are two possibilities for the evacuation of Syrians, but these are linked to the availability of a safe passage to northern Sudan.
Sources suggested Damascus should either act in coordination with “friendly” countries to transport Syrians should those countries evacuate their citizens, as Lebanon coordinates with France, or adopt similar direct transportation options to Egypt, which evacuates its citizens via Dongola Airport.
Sources pointed to the possibility of coordination with Cairo to facilitate the transfer of Syrians to Aswan airport in southern Egypt and from there to Damascus if a safe transit area for civilians is provided.
A few days ago, 11 Syrian refugees lost their lives in the clashes that broke out after the escalating tension between the Commander of the Army, Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, and the Commander of the Rapid Support Forces, Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo. Nicknamed “Hemedti”.
The affiliated website Athar Press cited sources from the Syrian community in Sudan saying that 11 people have died since the conflict began, as there has been no official action to evacuate the approximately 30,000 Syrians residing on Sudanese soil.
Sources confirmed that a large number of Syrians working in the sanitary and electrical works at the regime’s embassy in Khartoum were stabbed by unidentified persons as they set out with their families to go to a safe place other than where they live.
Sources said Rapid Support Forces had previously attacked the regime’s embassy in Khartoum, wreaking havoc there.
