CAIRO (AP) — On a clear night a year ago, a dozen heavily armed fighters broke into Omaima Farouq’s house in an upscale neighborhood in the Sudanese capital of Khartoum. At gunpoint, they whipped and slapped the woman, and terrorized her children. Then they expelled them from the fenced two-story house.
“Since then, our life has been ruined,” said the 45-year-old schoolteacher. “Everything has changed in this year.”
Farouq, who is a widow, and her four children now live in a small village outside the central city of Wad Madani, 136 kilometers (85 miles) southeast of Khartoum. They depend on aid from villagers and philanthropists since international aid groups can’t reach the village.
Sudan has been torn by war for a year now, ever since simmering tensions between its military and the notorious paramilitary Rapid Support Forces exploded into street clashes in the capital Khartoum in mid-April 2023. The fighting rapidly spread across the country.
Ohio judge to rule Monday on whether the state’s abortion ban stands
Biden administration imposes first
Governor, Congress members to meet over support for rebuilding bridge
Ukraine's Zelensky warns of dwindling air defence missiles
Investigators return to Long Island home of Gilgo Beach serial killing suspect
South China Sea: US accuses China of 'risky' fighter jet intercepts
Teenagers named as victims of Nelson off
Japanese PM to US lawmakers: US does not have to confront global challenges alone
Brazil replaces injured goalkeeper Ederson in Copa America squad
'Devil in the details' when considering biofuels
Election 2024: Biden and Trump bypassed the Commission on Presidential Debates
Tourism in Brazil up 7.8% in 2023