The convoy was preparing to quickly evacuate more than 100 civilians from the Sudanese capital and transport them to the town of Wad Madani, the organization explained in a press release.
A humanitarian convoy of the International Committee of the Red Cross and Red Crescent (ICRC) was yesterday Sunday the target of a deadly attack in Khartoum, with two dead and seven wounded, the care and aid organization announced, expressing “shock”.
The convoy, made up of three ICRC cars and three buses, all with ICRC insignia, was preparing to rush more than 100 civilians out of the Sudanese capital and take them to the town of Wad Madani when it came under attack, the organization explained to press release he published.
The attack took place in the Ash Shajara district.
The seven injured, including three ICRC employees, were taken to a hospital.
“This attack is unacceptable and we are saddened,” said Pierre Dorb, head of the ICRC delegation in Sudan.
“Our mission (…) was to take these civilians to a safe location. Instead, lives were tragically lost. I sympathize with all my heart to the relatives of the people who were killed and we hope (…) the injured make a full recovery,” he added.
The ICRC pointed out that the operation was requested by the warring parties and that it had been coordinated with them, they had given their approval and provided the necessary security guarantees.
Since April, forces loyal to the head of the armed forces, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, have been fighting the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), the former second-in-command of the military junta, General Mohamed Hamdan Daghlo.
More than 12,000 people have been killed, according to an estimate by the conservative NGO ACLED, while the United Nations says some 6.8 million people have been forced to flee their homes.
The ICRC, which is based in Geneva, clarified that yesterday’s operation was intended to urgently remove vulnerable civilians – sick, children, orphans, elderly – to an area where hostilities are not so intense.
“As a neutral and impartial intermediary, the ICRC is ready to continue these hasty removals in Sudan, but on the condition that the parties respect the emblems of the Red Cross and the Red Crescent, which should never be the target of attacks,” he stressed. the international aid organization.
Source :Skai
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