Frontline: Sudan - fight for survival Documentary film by AnewZ

Azerbaijani AnewZ TV channel has released a documentary film titled Frontline: Sudan — Fight for Survival. The film tells the story of the deepest humanitarian crisis of our time - the war in Sudan, which has been going on since April 2023.

The filmmakers present a true picture of the armed conflict that has been ongoing for more than two years — after the country descended into chaos following clashes between Sudan’s regular army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), led by Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known as Hemedti. The film highlights that the conflict was premeditated — long before April 15, 2023 — and was accompanied by external interference aimed at driving demographic changes in the country.

The film details the destruction of key infrastructure — in particular, the capture of Khartoum International Airport by the RSF in the early hours of the war — and the subsequent counteroffensive by the army, which ultimately regained control of the capital and its strategic sites in March 2025.

The filmmakers share testimonies from eyewitnesses and volunteers who remained in the devastated city of Khartoum to help those affected. One of them, a young medic named Momen, lost five friends and suffered severe injuries himself, yet continues to work at the hospital. According to him, more than 10,000 people have passed through the hospital, and around 3,000 could not be saved.

Amid widespread destruction and shortages of food, clean water, and medicine, cholera has returned to the city. Water pipelines have been destroyed, and there is no electricity. People have been forced to drink contaminated water, causing the number of cholera cases to rise daily. All of this has made the fight for survival nearly as difficult as the war itself.

The film also covers the situation in Port Sudan, where drone attacks have been reported. Despite local authorities’ claims that the area is safe, tensions remain high.

The film ends on a note of hope. Both the volunteers and ordinary citizens featured in the documentary emphasise that despite the horrors they have endured, they believe in Sudan’s recovery and in the need for national unity.