The Rapid Support Forces retaliated against civilians in Khartoum as they lost territory to the Sudanese Armed Forces. Artillery was directed toward residential neighborhoods, causing casualties and destruction. Evening attacks coincided with community gatherings, highlighting the stark contrast between normalcy and violence. Remnants of war were visible in the streets, where looting was rampant as the Rapid Support Forces withdrew. The impact of the conflict was profound, disrupting lives, damaging businesses, and halting educational pursuits across the city.
In the weeks before they surrendered control of Khartoum, the Rapid Support Forces sometimes took revenge on civilians. If their soldiers lost territory to the Sudanese Armed Forces during the day, the militia's commanders would turn their artillery on residential neighborhoods at night.
Each loud noise meant that a child had been wounded, a grandmother killed, a house destroyed. This wasn't merely the sound of artillery, but the sound of nihilism and anarchy, of lives disrupted, businesses ruined, universities closed, futures curtailed.
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