The testimony of Mrs. Alexandra to SKAI, who has been locked up since Holy Saturday in the Greek Orthodox metropolis in Khartoum, is shocking. At least 15 Greeks remain trapped since Holy Saturday in the Greek Orthodox metropolis in the capital of Sudan.

“Non-stop shooting since morning, and continuing till now, and they said it would be worse at night… They also shoot at the door of the metropolis, they keep shooting. We can’t go out, we only have the necessary few things, food for three to four days,” said the shocked woman.

Regarding the two injured Greeks, he noted that “at the hospital they have only the essentials, doctors are few and cannot change hospitals. The situation is very bad.”

“I contacted a doctor who said he would bring the necessary things for them to operate. We hope for the best,” added Ms. Alexandra anyway.

Among the trapped Greeks are three children aged 9-10 years as well as two sisters who managed to talk by phone with their parents who are also trapped inside their homes, very close to the metropolis.

The situation is out of control

The situation in the African country is out of control. At least 185 people have been killed and 1,800 injured in the fighting, according to the UN.

Clashes rage in the general staff area, in the center of Khartoum, while the military says rival paramilitaries are placing snipers in buildings but are being “monitored and dealt with”.

The country’s foreign ministry announces that the armed forces have called in the warlord’s paramilitary organization Rapid Support Forces (RSF) Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, to dissolve.

The Army carried out new airstrikes on bases of RSF fighters in Omdurman, Khartoum’s neighboring city on the other bank of the Nile.

There were reports of clashes in Merowe, 185 miles (300 kilometers) north of Khartoum, and in many parts of Darfur state.

Officials also reported fighting in the eastern region, including Kassala and al-Qadarif provinces on the borders with Ethiopia and Eritrea.

Top diplomats urged the sides to end the fighting, including the US secretary of state, the UN secretary-general, the EU’s foreign policy chief, the head of the Arab League and the head of the African Union Commission. The UN Security Council was due to discuss developments in Sudan later on Monday.

“The people in Sudan want the military back in the barracks,” US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken told a meeting of the Group of Seven wealthy nations in Japan on Monday. “They want democracy. They want citizen-led government, Sudan must return to that path.”

The Sudanese military announced earlier that the forces they regained control of him of the building of the national radio and television station in the capital Khartoum.

In a statement, the military said the broadcasts would continue, without giving further details.

In another development, the Sudanese military said that former RSF spokesman, Maj Najm al-Din Ismail, defected from the paramilitary force and rejoined the army.

Tensions escalated with clashes in the capital Khartoum and surrounding areas on Saturday, with at least 97 people killed and hundreds injured, including two Greeks who were slightly injured.

Sudan has been without a government since in October 2021, when the army ousted the transitional government of Prime Minister Abdullah Hamdok and declared a state of emergency in a move denounced by political forces as a “coup”. Elections were scheduled for early 2024.

The US calls for an immediate ceasefire

A little earlier, the White House called for an immediate ceasefire in Sudan, clarifying that American officials are in contact with the country’s military leaders.

“We regret the escalation of violence in Khartoum and other areas of Sudan. We call for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Force,” said a spokesman for the White House National Security Council.