A World Health Organization (WHO) representative reported that at least 83 people have died and 1,126 have been wounded since the Sudanese armed conflict began, with fighting involving units from the national army and the rapid response forces, also known as the special forces. This update came from a major television channel, Al Hadath, which details the human cost of the latest clashes.
The WHO spokesperson added that medical supplies already distributed to hospitals in Khartoum, and across other parts of Sudan, are now running perilously low as conditions on the ground worsen. Such shortages threaten the ability of frontline clinics to treat the injured and sustain essential care for local communities [cite WHO].
In public statements, a former spokesperson for the Sudanese Armed Forces suggested that restoring normal operations would require several days of fighting before the army could overpower the special forces, underscoring the depth of the confrontation and the challenge of stabilizing the situation on the ground [cite SAF].
From the outset, the conflict pits the Sudanese Armed Forces, led by the de facto commander Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, against the Commander of the Emergency Response Forces, Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo. The struggle intensified into an open conflict on the morning of Saturday, April 15, with heavy clashes reported in Khartoum, its metropolitan area, and other regions across the country. The evolving security dynamics have raised concerns about civilian safety, disruption of services, and the broader political turmoil gripping the nation [cite SAF & government briefings].
Reports from the Russian Embassy in Khartoum indicate preliminary information that Russian nationals were not among those injured in the clashes, though details remain incomplete as the situation develops and information streams in from multiple sources [cite embassy].