Residents in Sudan's capital try to escape dangerous situation as war destroys Eid al-Fitr holiday

The holiday of Eid al-Fitr is usually a time for many residents of the Sudanese capital to visit relatives outside the city, which has turned quiet.

This year, those who can go are trying to escape the panic-stricken city of Khartoum. As the three-day Muslim holiday begins on Friday, April 21, the capital is still buzzing with gunfire and artillery, despite international calls for a ceasefire to allow humanitarian aid. Necessary and open security for civilians trapped in the city. The two sides have agreed to a ceasefire, but it is not immediately clear when it will begin.

Heavy gunfire continues in the capital, Khartoum. Over the past week, more and more people have been trying to flee to safer areas of the capital, despite the military closing bridges across the Nile between Khartoum and Omdurman and Bahri. Ahmed Mubarak, 27, said he was "extremely anxious" after the violence erupted on April 15, and before he decided to leave Khartoum on Thursday, he wore only a loincloth.

The power struggle between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary forces for the first time led to large-scale warfare for Khartoum and the exodus of people in the capital saw this happening in different parts of the country. In recent decades.

Clashes that erupted in the last days of the holy month of Ramadan, in which Muslims fast from dawn to dusk, cut off water and electricity supply for long periods of time, turned the airport into a battlefield and Closed Most hospitals are closed.