In Sudan, what is being called an attempted coup has led to heavy shelling in the capital, Khartoum, with at least 180 people reported killed over the weekend. The military, led by Abdel Fattah Al-burhan, is fighting for dominance with Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known as Hamad, who leads the paramilitary rapid support forces. Hospitals have come under fire, with both sides accused of hitting them in the fighting. Eyewitness accounts from doctors on the ground have reported that the paramilitary rapid support force directly targeted a hospital where wounded armed forces soldiers and their families were being treated. Both military leaders were key allies in subverting Sudan's nascent democracy after the popular uprising in 2019 which deposed Sudan's longtime dictator Omar al-Bashir. The memories of those protests and the promised transition from military to democratic civilian rule are slowly fading. There is no end in sight at the moment, and many people are without water, food, electricity, and no way to bury their dead.
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