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Ethiopian Embassy Damaged In Sudan War

Sudan’s army and its rival paramilitary, the Rapid Support Forces, each accused one other for the bombing of the Ethiopian embassy in Khartoum on Tuesday.

According to an employee of the Ethiopian embassy in Sudan, the embassy was targeted by an air strike three weeks ago, injuring a security guard. It also broke the windows of the embassy.

The incident resulted in no injuries, although the embassy building was partially damaged, according to Yibeltal Ayimiro Alemu, Ethiopia’s ambassador to Sudan.

Sudanese paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which are battling the army since April 15, has blamed the attack on the army. The Sudanese army has made no statement on Tuesday’s raid.

According to the UN, over 5,000 people have died and five million have been displaced as a result of the fighting.

The army, commanded by Gen Abdel Fattah Al Burhan, has utilised air strikes and heavy artillery in its struggle against the RSF in Sudan’s capital, causing hundreds of civilian fatalities since the war began.

The RSF, a predecessor of the notorious Darfur-based militia known as the Janjaweed, is accused of widespread theft in the city as well as severe maltreatment of residents. The RSF and other Arab militias are accused of targeting members of ethnic African groups in Darfur, killing hundreds and driving many more to flee their homes.

More than five million people have been forced from their homes as a result of the war, with around one million seeking asylum outside of Sudan, primarily in neighbouring countries.

Millions more are imprisoned in Sudan’s capital, suffering from prolonged water and power outages, insufficient health care, and increasing food and gasoline prices.

In the early days of the conflict, RSF soldiers stormed and vandalised foreign embassies and international organisation headquarters.

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