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.
Medics remove 150 MAGGOTS from a woman's mouth after dental procedure left her with rotting tissue
Demolition workers discover mysterious 100
Inter Milan celebrates winning Serie A title with victory over Torino
Vanessa Lachey says she is 'gutted, confused, blindsided' by sudden cancelation of NCIS: Hawaii
Lynn Williams breaks NWSL goal
Republicans seeking Georgia congressional seat debate limits on abortion and immigration
Chicago White Sox promote right
Wyatt Johnston scores in OT, Stars beat Golden Knights 3
Everybody may love Raymond, but Ray Romano loves Peter Boyle
Caitlin Clark turns focus back to basketball as training camp opens for Indiana Fever