Attack came a day after RSF commander Mohamed Hamdan Daglo pledged to recapture the capital from the army.
\nOmdurman
\nAt least 56 people were killed in Sudan after artillery shelling and air strikes hit a crowded vegetable market in Omdurman, officials stated.
\nThe Health Ministry reported that 158 others were wounded in the attack, which was blamed on the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
\nWitnesses described a scene of devastation, with bodies strewn across the market and survivors scrambling for safety.
\n\u201cThis criminal act adds to the bloody record of this militia,\u201d government spokesperson Khalid al-Aleisir said, condemning the attack as a violation of international humanitarian law.
\nEyewitnesses said the shelling came from areas in western Omdurman controlled by the RSF and was supported by drones.
\nResidents described intense bombardment in multiple streets, with rockets and artillery shells falling in quick succession.
\n\u201cThe shells fell in the middle of the vegetable market, that\u2019s why there are so many victims and wounded,\u201d a survivor told local media.
\nMedical staff at al-Nao Hospital reported being overwhelmed by the number of wounded, as emergency teams struggled to treat victims.
\nA volunteer at the hospital said they were in desperate need of \u201cshrouds, blood donors, and stretchers\u201d to transport the injured.
\nIn a separate incident in Khartoum, two civilians were killed and dozens wounded in an air strike targeting an RSF-controlled area, according to the local Emergency Response Room (ERR).
\nThe war between Sudan\u2019s army and the RSF erupted in April 2023 over the integration of the two forces.
\nIt has since claimed tens of thousands of lives, displaced millions, and pushed half of Sudan\u2019s population into hunger.
\nThe latest attack came a day after RSF commander Mohamed Hamdan Daglo pledged to recapture the capital from the army.
\n\u201cWe expelled them [from Khartoum] before, and we will expel them again,\u201d he said in a rare video address to his troops. Sudan\u2019s army has recently reclaimed several key bases in Khartoum, including its pre-war headquarters, forcing the RSF into the city\u2019s outskirts.
\nThe violence has turned Sudan\u2019s capital into a battlefield, with entire neighbourhoods abandoned and fighters taking control of key areas.
\nThe United Nations estimates that 3.6 million people have fled Khartoum, while at least 106,000 are suffering from famine in the city.
\nThe attack on Omdurman adds to growing fears of an escalation in the conflict, with civilians continuing to bear the brunt of the violence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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