![]() The army said in a statement on Sunday that “the hour of victory is near”. The Sudanese armed forces are broadly loyal to Gen Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, the de facto ruler of Sudan, while the RSF – a collection of militia – follow the controversial former warlord Gen Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known as Hemedti. ![]() The long-feared violent crisis between the two main factions of the ruling military regime threatens to destabilise not just Sudan but much of the region, as well as exacerbating a battle for influence that involves major Gulf powers, as well as the US, EU and Russia. The violence erupted after weeks of deepening tensions over the planned integration of the RSF into the regular army that was a key element of talks to return the country to civilian rule and end the political-economic crisis sparked by a military coup in 2021. We don’t know when this will end, how it will end.” “There’s so much false information and everyone is lying. We’re worried about running out of water and food, and medicine for my diabetic father. Huda, a young resident in southern Khartoum, told Reuters: “We’re scared, we haven’t slept for 24 hours because of the noise and the house shaking. The army denied the claims and late on Saturday the Sudanese air force launched airstrikes on an RSF base in the city of Omdurman, which adjoins Khartoum. The RSF paramilitaries have claimed control of the presidential palace, Khartoum airport and other vital facilities. Internet services in Sudan were briefly blocked on the orders of the government telecommunications regulator, two officials from the company told Reuters on Sunday. Al Arabiya television broadcast footage showing thick plumes of smoke rising over some districts in Khartoum. Residents of the capital in the early hours of Sunday reported hearing gunfire and explosions from heavy artillery. McCain also said it was difficult for WFP’s staff to operate after a UN Humanitarian Air Service aircraft was “significantly damaged” at Sudan’s Khartoum airport during an exchange of fire on Saturday. “WFP is committed to assisting the Sudanese people facing dire food insecurity, but we cannot do our lifesaving work if the safety and security of our teams and partners is not guaranteed.” “While we review the evolving security situation, we are forced to temporarily halt all operations in Sudan,” the WFP executive director, Cindy McCain, said. The WFP said its employees were killed in clashes in Kabkabiya in north Darfur that left a further two injured. Once manufactured, giant rolls of red and green paper are transported to the Royal British Legion’s warehouse in Kent where they are loaded onto specialist automated machines that cut and crimp the paper before assembling the poppy.įinished poppies are then packed and distributed across the UK, from supermarkets and retail stores to local collectors up and down the country.Īfter Remembrance Sunday the plastic-free poppy can be easily recycled at home via ordinary paper recycling collections.Fighting has also erupted in the troubled western Darfur region and in the eastern border state of Kassala. ![]() More than four miles of paper are produced every year to create the poppy. ![]() The paper is made using a blend of renewable fibres from responsible sources, 50 percent of which has been recovered from the waste used in the production of coffee cups. The plastic-free poppy is created from bespoke red and green paper manufactured by specialist papermaker James Cropper. Maintaining the iconic poppy design and leaf shape, this is the first time in 28 years that a new poppy has been developed. For the 2023 Poppy Appeal we have introduced a new plastic-free poppy, made entirely from paper. ![]()
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