At least 23 people were killed, and more than 40 others injured, following airstrikes by the Sudanese army in southern Khartoum on Saturday.
The strikes targeted a camp occupied by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), hitting the central market and nearby residential areas. Among the casualties were traders, shoppers, and local residents.
The airstrikes are part of the ongoing conflict between the RSF and the military, which has plunged Sudan into a civil war lasting 18 months.
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The war has claimed an estimated 150,000 lives and displaced over 20% of the population, according to the United Nations.
Medical personnel are struggling to treat the injured, with hospitals overwhelmed by the surge in patients, according to a spokesperson from the Emergency Response Rooms, a Nobel Prize-nominated rescue network.
Since Friday, fighting has intensified in Khartoum, much of which is controlled by the RSF. The military has increased airstrikes across the city, particularly in its central and southern regions. Witnesses have also reported clashes in Omdurman as the army attempts to advance toward the capital.
Earlier this week, the Sudanese government presented the UN Security Council with what it claimed was new evidence of the United Arab Emirates’ involvement in arming and supporting the RSF. The UAE has consistently denied these allegations.
Both the RSF and the Sudanese Armed Forces have been accused of committing widespread atrocities throughout the conflict.
The United Nations has described the situation as the world’s fastest-growing displacement crisis and warned that Sudan is now facing “the world’s largest hunger crisis.”
SOURCE: BBCNEWS
