#Sudan Coup Update - 18th April
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1. Taliban’s government calls on #Sudan to immediately stop violence🫡😂 and resolve the differences through dialogue and negotiations😌🫡🤒🥴😂😂😂😂
#SudanCrisis #Sudancoup #Taliban #Afghanistan
(Statement from Zabeehullah Mujahid,… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
2. Egypt may respond to the conflict in Sudan by siding with the Sudanese army, - New York Times.
Egypt maintains close ties with the Sudanese army, and several dozen Egyptian soldiers have now been captured by the Sudan Rapid Response Group fighting the government forces," the… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
3. Leader of Sudanese paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces (RSF) Daglo calls on the international community to intervene in Sudan fighting, claiming the country’s armed forces are waging war against civilians. RSF is attempting a coup in the country as rebels clash with the… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
4. 83 people were reported killed and 1,126 injured in ongoing clashes between the paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese army.
PS - I don't want to be pessimistic, but this looks more like a civil war that will last for months if not years than a coup… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
5. In the first three and a half months of 2023, illegal immigration across the Central Mediterranean has more than quadrupled compared to the same period last year. We haven't even reached summer yet when migrant numbers will be at their peak, and now a major crisis is about to… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
6. For those who aren't aware, Sudan has a total population of about 48 million people so there is potential for a massive migrant crisis to Europe on a scale never seen before if the country descends into civil war.
#SudanCrisis #Sudancoup #Taliban #Afghanistan
7. American embassy in Khartoum: Despite the continued heavy clashes in Sudan, there are no current plans to evacuate American citizens from Sudan yet.
PS - If we move out of Sudan, who will fund and fuel the coup!! 🫡😂
#SudanCrisis #Sudancoup #US #Russia
8. Top EU diplomat Borrell says EU Ambassador to Sudan ASSAULTED in residence amid violence )in the country.
As per new update, 180 killed and more than 1,800 injured in Sudan in 3 days of violence - UN.
UN has also called for an end to fighting between the Sudanese military… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
9. Sudanese Army Chief al Burhan says he’s open to negotiations with paramilitary groups, but that his troops will DEFINITELY defeat rebel forces.
#SudanCrisis #Sudancoup #US #Russia #EU
10. Footage above shows SCORES of bodies scattered on the ground after heavy fighting in Sudan between military and rebel groups attempting a coup.
Sudanese Defense Ministry says it’s successfully recaptured a number of key buildings from rebels including the main radio and TV… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
11. Sudanese army commander declares Rapid Support Forces (RSF) REBELS and officially disbands organization.
#SudanCrisis #Sudancoup #US #Russia #EU
12. Rapid Support Forces (#RSF) claimed they shot down a Mil Mi-24 attack helicopter of Sudanese Air Forces over #Kobar Bridge, #Khartoum State.
The unit seems to be armed with uncommon 82mm PW-78 (Type 78) recoilless rifles, FN FAL rifles, a Type 56-1/MAZ rifle etc.
#SudanCrisis… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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