The Khartoum 1 and 2 Resistance Committee said that two women died in the Sudanese capital from hunger and thirst, in a new scene of war between the army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) that has been raging for several weeks.

The committee mourned – via its Twitter account – Ms. Zbervent Yaqfian, a Sudanese of Armenian origin who works at the US embassy, and her sister Zviar.

Khartoum Resistance Committee 1 and 2

Painful obituary

God has what he has received, God has what he has given, and everything he has for an indefinite period.

The Khartoum 1 and 2 Resistance Committee mourns the two citizens in the neighborhood, Zafart Yaqfa, and her sister, who died in their home on Street 51 Khartoum 2 after suffering from hunger and thirst! pic.twitter.com/POTs1yVVvB

— Khartoum 1 and 2 Resistance Committee (@K1K2Committee) June 10, 2023

Update: The deceased is an employee of the U.S. Embassy in Khartoum. @USEmbassyKRT @StateDept @USAMBSudan @SecBlinken

— Khartoum 1 and 2 Resistance Committee (@K1K2Committee) June 10, 2023

This committee revealed that the two women died, last Saturday, inside their home on Street 51 in the Khartoum 2 neighborhood, which is one of the most prestigious neighborhoods of the capital after suffering from hunger.

The Resistance Committee hinted that this neighborhood, which includes the homes of the two deceased, has been under siege by the Rapid Support Forces since the beginning of the clashes that erupted on April 15.

The bodies were not buried, and no one was able to reach their home because the RSF prevented entry into the area, she said.

With the protracted fighting between the army and the RSF, many citizens remain confined inside their homes in the neighborhoods of Safa, Airport, Khartoum 1, 2 and 3, Kafouri and Riyadh, in harsh conditions amid a decrease in food and drink.

In early June, children died in the "orphan child's home" in Khartoum as a result of fighting, a shell falling in a nearby building, and malnutrition, after the majority of staff could not reach the home.

In May, Abdullah Shalkamy, a British passport holder, was shot by snipers in Sudan, and his wife, Alawiya Rashwan, died of starvation, even though their home was just metres from the British diplomatic mission in Khartoum.

Faced with food shortages and water shortages, Shalkamy, 85, was forced to leave his wife for help. As he was out, he was hit by three bullets by snipers with no functioning hospitals where he was, and he was transferred to a family member in another area of Khartoum.

But his wife was left to fend for herself, and it was impossible for anyone to reach her in an area surrounded by snipers.

The family continued to call the British Foreign Office hotline to help Alawiyeh, but she was stuck at home without any help until she was found dead a few days later.

The World Food Programme (WFP) has previously warned that some 2.5 million Sudanese will be starved in the coming months as a result of the war.

19 million people, about 41 percent of Sudan's population, may have difficulty getting a meal a day, compared to 15 million last year, according to the World Food Program.