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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
World
Mat Nashed

Sudanese left behind as foreign states evacuate citizens

Sudanese flee clashes between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and the army in Khartoum, April 25, 2023 [El-Tayeb Siddig/Reuters]

As foreign diplomats evacuate Sudan in the midst of fierce fighting, millions of civilians are being left behind to survive as best as they can, leaving many frustrated at what they see as an armed conflict between previously Western-backed generals.

Sudanese analysts and activists who spoke to Al Jazeera blamed Western officials for emboldening and legitimising the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, led by Mohamed Hamdan “Hemedti” Dagalo, and the army under Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, the two men embroiled in a deadly armed conflict since April 15.

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