A civil war in Sudan has killed more than 150,000 people and forced at least 12 million to flee their homes. When the conflict began in 2023, one shopkeeper in the capital Khartoum made it his mission to bury the dead. He used social media to contact those who had left to let them know their loved ones had been given a proper burial. Arrested by the Rapid Support Forces militia but released following an online outcry, he returned to the city after the Sudanese Armed Forces recaptured Khartoum in May. This is his story. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on X: https://x.com/ajenglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Sudan #SudanWar #SudanConflict #SudanUnrest #SudanFighting #RSF #RapidSupportForces #SudaneseArmy #SAF #SudanCrisis #WarInSudan #SudanHumanitarianCrisis #Khartoum #AlJazeeraEnglish
Voices of Sudan: Shopkeeper buries the dead amid civil war, offering closure to families
A civil war in Sudan has killed more than 150,000 people and forced at least 12 million to flee their homes. When the conflict began in 2023, one shopkeeper in the capital Khartoum made it his mission to bury the dead. He used social media to contact those who had left to let them know their loved ones had been given a proper burial. Arrested by the Rapid Support Forces militia but released following an online outcry, he returned to the city after the Sudanese Armed Forces recaptured Khartoum in May. This is his story. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on X: https://x.com/ajenglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Sudan #SudanWar #SudanConflict #SudanUnrest #SudanFighting #RSF #RapidSupportForces #SudaneseArmy #SAF #SudanCrisis #WarInSudan #SudanHumanitarianCrisis #Khartoum #AlJazeeraEnglish