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Idadi hiyo ni taarifa ya Umoja wa Mataifa (UN) ikielezwa kuwa imefikiwa baada ya mashambulizi ya siku 3 mfululizo kati ya Jeshi la Serikali na Wanamgambo wa Kundi la RSF.
Wakati huohuo, Balozi wa Umoja wa Ulaya (EU) Nchini Sudan, Aidan O'Hara amejeruhiwa baada ya nyumba yake kushambuliwa Jijini Khartoum wakati wa mapambano baina ya pande mbili zinazoshambuliana.
Takwimu zinaonesha watu 1,800 wamejeruhiwa kutokana na mapambano hayo ya kuwania madaraka ya Nchi.
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Sudan fighting: EU ambassador assaulted in Khartoum home
The EU's ambassador in Sudan, Aidan O'Hara, has been assaulted at his home in Khartoum, which is gripped by deadly fighting between rival forces.
The Irish diplomat was not "seriously hurt", Irish Foreign Minister Micheál Martin has confirmed.
Mr Martin described the attack as a "gross violation of obligations to protect diplomats".
Around 185 people have been killed and more than 1,800 injured in three days of fighting, according to the UN.
The city has seen air strikes, shelling and heavy small-arms fire.
Both the army and a paramilitary group called the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) claim to control key sites in Khartoum, where residents have been sheltering from explosions.
Mr Martin described the ambassador as an "outstanding Irish and European diplomat who is serving the EU under the most difficult circumstances".
"We thank him for his service and call for an urgent cessation of violence in Sudan, and resumption of dialogue," he said.
Earlier, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell tweeted that the security of diplomatic premises and staff was a "primary responsibility" of the Sudanese authorities.
EU spokeswoman Nabila Massrali told AFP news agency the EU delegation had not been evacuated from Khartoum following the attack. Staff security was the priority and security measures were being assessed, she added.
US state department spokesman John Kirby said there were currently no plans to evacuate US personnel, despite ongoing security concerns and the closure of Khartoum's airport.
But he urged all Americans to treat the situation "with the utmost seriousness".
The conflict has forced many civilians to shelter in their homes amid fears of a prolonged conflict that could land the country in deeper chaos.
On Monday, clouds of smoke were visible above Khartoum's main airport, with TV showing images of fires and explosions. Army air strikes targeted RSF bases, some of which are embedded in residential areas.
Hospitals were shelled, doctors say. Damage was reported at al-Shab Teaching Hospital in Khartoum along with two other clinics.
Source: BBC
Wakati huohuo, Balozi wa Umoja wa Ulaya (EU) Nchini Sudan, Aidan O'Hara amejeruhiwa baada ya nyumba yake kushambuliwa Jijini Khartoum wakati wa mapambano baina ya pande mbili zinazoshambuliana.
Takwimu zinaonesha watu 1,800 wamejeruhiwa kutokana na mapambano hayo ya kuwania madaraka ya Nchi.
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Sudan fighting: EU ambassador assaulted in Khartoum home
The EU's ambassador in Sudan, Aidan O'Hara, has been assaulted at his home in Khartoum, which is gripped by deadly fighting between rival forces.
The Irish diplomat was not "seriously hurt", Irish Foreign Minister Micheál Martin has confirmed.
Mr Martin described the attack as a "gross violation of obligations to protect diplomats".
Around 185 people have been killed and more than 1,800 injured in three days of fighting, according to the UN.
The city has seen air strikes, shelling and heavy small-arms fire.
Both the army and a paramilitary group called the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) claim to control key sites in Khartoum, where residents have been sheltering from explosions.
Mr Martin described the ambassador as an "outstanding Irish and European diplomat who is serving the EU under the most difficult circumstances".
"We thank him for his service and call for an urgent cessation of violence in Sudan, and resumption of dialogue," he said.
Earlier, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell tweeted that the security of diplomatic premises and staff was a "primary responsibility" of the Sudanese authorities.
EU spokeswoman Nabila Massrali told AFP news agency the EU delegation had not been evacuated from Khartoum following the attack. Staff security was the priority and security measures were being assessed, she added.
US state department spokesman John Kirby said there were currently no plans to evacuate US personnel, despite ongoing security concerns and the closure of Khartoum's airport.
But he urged all Americans to treat the situation "with the utmost seriousness".
The conflict has forced many civilians to shelter in their homes amid fears of a prolonged conflict that could land the country in deeper chaos.
On Monday, clouds of smoke were visible above Khartoum's main airport, with TV showing images of fires and explosions. Army air strikes targeted RSF bases, some of which are embedded in residential areas.
Hospitals were shelled, doctors say. Damage was reported at al-Shab Teaching Hospital in Khartoum along with two other clinics.
Source: BBC
