The Group of Seven supported demands for an immediate cessation of hostilities after the United Nations special representative for Sudan reported at least 185 deaths and 1,800 injuries in three days of violence between opposing factions in Sudan.
Volker Perthes said on Monday of the fighting between the army and paramilitary forces overseen by rival generals: “It’s a very fluid situation so it’s very difficult to say where the balance is shifting to.”
In heavily populated regions, the two sides are utilizing tanks, artillery, and other heavy weapons. As night fell, fighter jets roared overhead and anti-aircraft fire lit up the skies.
Perthes also stated that the opposing parties were “not giving the impression that they want mediation for a peace between them right away” when speaking to reporters in New York via video.
