Khartoum between truce and no truce. The journey of the Sudanese in search of life among the corpses

KHARTOUM – Large neighborhoods in Khartoum did not feel the true meaning of the truce as a step to stop the fierce war that has been raging for 11 days, as heavy shelling continues in the areas of Omdurman and Khartoum North, while Khartoum has witnessed sporadic clashes.

The two parties to the conflict, the army and the Rapid Support, exchanged accusations of violating the new truce during the past ten days, while thousands of citizens continue the journey of searching for a way out to leave the capital, which has turned into a ghost town that smells of scattered corpses waiting for the hands of its hiding.

Clashes and shelling

By the early evening hours, the truce in Khartoum and Omdurman seemed more steadfast compared to previous days, as the areas of shelling and direct clashes shrank with the continued sound of shelling in different parts of Khartoum, and fierce confrontations continued in the suburb of Halfaya in Khartoum North, after the army's insistence on pursuing large forces of rapid support that tried to take shelter in residential neighborhoods in the areas of Al-Kadro and Al-Drushab.

Residents told Al Jazeera Net that the warplanes bombed a force for rapid support in the area of Aziraq Khartoum North throughout the morning hours.

Violent confrontations also continued in Omdurman in the vicinity of the national television building, and a medical center in the Al-Thawra area in Omdurman was shelled on Tuesday evening, injuring about 7 people in a varying manner, and the armored corps shelled Tuesday night the press neighborhood in Khartoum and a projectile destroyed a school in the area and several injuries occurred in the place, according to an eyewitness who spoke to Al Jazeera Net.

Searching for a life

Despite fears of possible fighting at any time, several areas in southern Khartoum witnessed an active movement of people looking for food and some basic necessities, while shops partially opened in the neighborhoods of Jabra, al-Kalaklat and the main market in al-Lafa, and the movement in the central market - near which the spark of fighting between the army and the rapid support broke out - seemed more lively compared to previous days.

Dozens faced difficulties in the purchase process due to the disruption of ATM cards and the suspension of banking services, and the closure of banks prevented access to cash for purchases and even travel outside Khartoum.

Those who decided to stay in Khartoum are living a difficult time as the confrontations between the two sides enter their tenth day, as water and electricity supplies face a terrible shortage and almost complete lack of water in a number of neighborhoods, especially Al-Shaabi, Al-Mazad, Al-Sababi and Hillat Hamad.

Residents of these neighborhoods who are stuck inside their homes due to the heavy deployment of the Rapid Support Forces face other problems related to the closure of shops and bakeries due to water cuts and security conditions.

Little commitment

The commitment to the truce so far represents a small percentage, according to Al Jazeera Net monitoring, with the continuation of confrontations in several areas, including the vicinity of the presidential palace.

As usual since the confrontations and the announcement of a truce, the two sides accuse each other of violating it, as the Sudanese army said in a statement on Tuesday that despite the declaration of a 72-hour truce, the Rapid Support Militias committed several violations since the early hours.

The army spoke of the continuation of military movements of "rebels" inside and outside the capital, trying to occupy positions and restricting the movement of citizens.

He said the RSF had moved forces in varying groups towards the largest oil refinery in the Jili area in order to use the truce to take control of the refinery to create a fuel supply crisis in the country.

The Foreign Ministry also accused the RSF of violating the declared truce and continuing to commit repeated violations.

In turn, the Rapid Support Forces said early Tuesday morning that the leadership of the armed forces and behind them the battalions of the former regime are practicing their continuous violations of the declared truce.

It stated that the army attacked with artillery the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in the presidential palace in Khartoum, in contravention of the terms of the humanitarian truce that was allocated to open safe corridors.

Widespread looting

And showed follow-ups to the island net package of attacks and looting affected a number of shops and markets in the street institution and martyr rain Khartoum North, as extended hands to loot "Afra Mall" one of the largest shopping centers south of Khartoum, and complained as well as the owners of shops for mobile phones suburb Riyadh east of Khartoum of smashing stores and stealing thousands of devices and thus losing billions of pounds.

Activists on social media posted videos showing robberies of the gold complex in central Khartoum, where the tight protection that surrounded some stores did not help from penetrating and seizing gold jewelry.

The RSF has been accused of theft, but its commanders deny this and say that a third party dressed in the RSF uniform is using these actions to tarnish its image and drive a wedge between it and the people.

According to eyewitnesses who spoke to Al Jazeera Net, the thefts in a number of areas of Khartoum North were behind them civil groups arrived in large numbers to flour stores and commercial centers that were burned, and deliberately took advantage of the deterioration of security and the absence of the police to carry what eased and expensive price, while others did not hesitate to loot large quantities of electrical appliances and foodstuffs using small means of transportation.

Pharmaceutical disaster

In turn, the Chamber of National Pharmaceutical Manufacturers issued an urgent appeal after a number of pharmaceutical factories in the capital were subjected to continuous looting since the outbreak of the war, and said in a statement that robberies increased significantly over the past two days and continued until Tuesday afternoon, and some factories were bombed.

This will lead to the shutdown of these factories and a complete lack of life-saving medicines, and any treatment of these factories could take months, she said.

The chamber appealed to both parties to the conflict and all security agencies to intervene urgently to protect factories and other public and private institutions.