Lost craters

About the horrors of the war that erupted within Khartoum, spreading destruction, pain, sorrow, and displacement. Ali, a resident of the neighborhood, was a son and brother who shared their joys and sorrows. He earned their trust, leading them to choose him for their charitable committee. His relative persuaded him to support his fighting group after an internal conflict. He agreed and met with armed men who assigned him tasks to carry out from his home. His internal struggle intensified. His condition worsened, and he nearly collapsed. He regained his composure upon returning to the neighborhood, whose residents, unaware of his absence, welcomed him with their usual warmth. However, his own group denounced him and arrested him. What did they do to him?As for Hassan Abdel Karim, the businessman who remained focused on growing his export-based wealth despite the war, he seized the opportunity presented by the war's devastation. He used his support for infrastructure projects to satisfy his own desires and curry favor with those in power. Despite this, he didn't hesitate to confront his own family, who came to his home to persuade him to join their ranks in the ongoing conflict. This confrontation led him to a fate he never imagined. The tribalism and kinship ties fueled conflict among the residents, unleashing senseless death. The indiscriminate shelling killed innocent people, including engineer Haider Mahmoud in his home and Mutasim Al-Nour, the shopkeeper, who was lying in front of his shop. The hospital, which the residents had rebuilt, was destroyed, only to be missed by one of the supporters of those who launched the shell when his son needed oxygen. His son died before his eyes without treatment. (The residents' solidarity rivaled that of the war profiteers.) (The places, names, and events are fictional.)