The greatest tragedy is that none of it was necessary.
-Samawal Ahmed, Khartoum resident, quoted in New York Times, June 5, 2024
KhairAllah and his family escaped war-torn Omdurman at the end of last year for Al-Dabbah, a river town in Northern Province. The news photos of death and destruction in the capital’s tri-city, which I knew well, punch the gut, more Gaza than Darfur. KhairAllah’s son Soliman tells me that Al-Dabbah is quiet, but the fighting might at anytime run down the Nile from Khartoum like a lit fuse.