'Where is the State?': Mass looting engulfs Sudanese capital

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A looted petrol station in southern Khartoum, Sudan on May 6, 2023. PHOTO | AFP

Mass looting by armed men and civilians is making life an even greater misery for Khartoum residents trapped by fierce fighting between Sudan's army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), witnesses said.

While the RSF dominates the capital on the ground and the army conducts frequent airstrikes, the witnesses said police had simply vanished from the streets when the fighting started in Khartoum on April 15.