Sudanese airspace has remained virtually closed to civilian aircraft since the outbreak of war between the armed forces and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitaries on April 15.
Sudan’s civil aviation authority has extended the closure of airspace to commercial aircraft until at least July 31, with the exception of flights for the delivery of humanitarian aid or the rapid evacuation of civilians approved by the authorities, the management of Khartoum International Airport announced today. capital of Sudan.
Sudanese airspace has remained virtually closed to civilian aircraft since the outbreak of war between the armed forces and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitaries on April 15.
The relentless power struggle in Sudan between the army of General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, the de facto head of state after the 2021 coup, and the DTY paramilitaries of General Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, the deputy head of the military junta turned sworn enemy of the former, they have claimed the lives of more than 3,300 people, according to the most recent estimate by the non-governmental organization ACLED, and uprooted more than 2.9 million others, turning them into internally displaced persons and refugees, according to the UN.
The UN warned again yesterday, after airstrikes that killed at least 22 civilians and injured dozens more in Omdurman, that Sudan is on the brink of “full-blown” civil war with potentially “destabilizing” consequences for the entire region.
Source :Skai
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