At least 22 civilians were killed in Air raid in Sudanese city of Omdurman health authorities said, in one of deadliest air attacks so far in The three months of Clashes between rival generals in Sudan.
attack took place in Dar Al Salam district in neighboring Omdurman city of The capital, Khartoum, according to a brief statement by the Ministry of Health. the attack Unspecified wound number of peopleHe Said.
Ministry posted A video clip was shown dead Corpses on the earth with sheets covering them and people try to withdraw dead from the rubble. Others tried help the wounded. People can be heard crying.
the attack He was one of deadliest in Fighting in urban areas of capital and other places in Sudan. Conflict digs military against a powerful paramilitary group Known as the Rapid Support Forces. Last month, an airstrike killed at least 17 people people including 5 children in Khartoum.
The rapid support forces blamed military for Saturday attack and other strikes on Residential areas in Omdurman, where fighting broke out between warring factions, according to residents. the military He reportedly tried to cut off Critical supply line for Paramilitary forces force there.
Spokesman for the military It wasn’t right away available for comment.
Two Omdurman residents said it was difficult to say which was which side He was responsible for the attack. They said the military and its planes have repeatedly targeted the Rapid Support Forces in the area and paramilitary forces force Drones and anti-aircraft weapons were used against the military.
on time of the attack early Saturday military She was hitting the RSF, which took people houses shields, and the RSF fired anti-aircraft missiles rounds On the attacking warplanes, Abdul Rahman said, one of population who asked that use Only he first name for for him safety.
Conflict broke out out in Mid-April, maximum months of Tensions increased between the military, headed by Major General Abdel Fattah Burhan, and the Rapid Support Forces, led by Major General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo. The fighting came 18 months after Generals A military coup in October 2021 that overthrew a Western-backed civilian transition government.
Health Minister Haitham Mohamed Ibrahim said in televised comments last The month in which the clashes killed over 3000 people And wounded over 6,000 more. More than 2.9 million people have fled homes To safer areas inside Sudan or crossing into neighboring countries, according to United Nations figures.
The conflict has plunged the African country into chaos and turned Khartoum and other urban areas into battlefields. members of Paramilitary forces force People’s homes and other civilian property were occupied from the beginning of Conflict, according to residents and activists. it was there also reports of Widespread destruction and looting across Khartoum and Omdurman.
Sexual violence, including rape of women And girls, it was reported in Khartoum and West Darfur region, which witnessed some of The worst fight in dispute. Almost all reported cases of The sexual attacks were blamed on Rapid Support Forces that did not respond to repeated requests for comment.
