The Sudanese Central Committee of Physicians has reported that at least 198 civilians have died since the start of the armed conflict last Saturday, a figure lower than that provided by the World Health Organization (WHO) of almost 300 deaths given that they have not been able to access hospitals in different regions of the country. “The number of civilian deaths since the start of the clashes has risen to 198 and the number of wounded to 1,207,” the Sudan Doctors Union said on its official Facebook account.

The source has indicated that yesterday they registered at least 24 deceased civilians, a reduction compared to the 30 of the previous dayThe most affected areas being Al Fasher, in the troubled region of North Dafur (west), and the capital Khartoum. “There are a number of injured and dead that are not included in this report as it has not been possible to access hospitals due to the difficulty of movement and the security situation in the country,” the union clarified.

The WHO has raised the death toll to almost 300 civilians since the start of this conflict between the military rivals who they have left Sudan in one of its worst situations in recent years. The reason why there are differences between these two figures is because the UN and its different agencies have a greater presence in some areas of Sudan, as in the case of Darfur, one of the hardest hit by the conflict.

This Wednesday began a new 24-hour truce that lasts until this afternoon, but that has not been respected, to allow civilians to return to their families safely and obtain the emergency supplies they need. The international community is pressing for the parties to the conflict, the Sudanese Army and the Rapid Support Forces (FAR) paramilitary group, to reach an agreement to stop operations before the holiday of the holy month of Ramadan, which begins tomorrow.