A paramilitary attack on a market in Omdurman, Sudan, has killed 54 people and wounded at least 158, marking the latest deadly escalation in the ongoing civil war. The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) carried out the attack, targeting the Sabrein Market. The Sudanese government condemned the attack, calling it a violation of international humanitarian law. This tragedy follows a series of escalating attacks, including the deadly assault on a hospital in El Fasher last week, highlighting the dire humanitarian situation in Sudan.
An attack on an open market in the Sudan ese city of Omdurman by a paramilitary group killed 54 people and wounded at least 158, health authorities said Saturday. The attack by the Rapid Support Forces on the Sabrein Market was the latest in a series of deadly attacks in the escalated civil war that has wrecked the northeastern African country. There was no immediate comment from the Rapid Support Forces, or RSF, which has been battling the military since April 2023.
Khalid al-Aleisir, minister of culture and government spokesperson, condemned the attack. “This criminal act adds to the bloody record of this militia,” he said in a statement. “It constitutes a blatant violation of international humanitarian law.” Sudan’s Doctors Syndicate said one mortar shell hit yards away from Al-Naw Hospital, which received most of the market casualties. It said most of the bodies were of women and children, adding that the hospital has a significant shortage of medical teams. A video posted on social media by correspondent Nezar Bogdawi from Saudi-owned Al Arabiya TV showed multiple body bags numbered and placed next to each other outside the hospital. The wounded being treated, some on the hospital floor, included a man with a chest wound, another with a leg injury, and a man with a head wound. Last week, about 70 people were killed in a Rapid Support Forces attack on the only functional hospital in the besieged city of El Fasher in the western region of Darfur. The conflict has killed more than 28,000 people, forced millions to flee their homes and left some families eating grass in a desperate attempt to survive as famine sweeps parts of the country. It has been marked by gross atrocities including ethnically motivated killing and rape, according to the United Nations and rights groups. The International Criminal Court said it was investigating alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity. The U.S. has accused the Rapid Support Forces and its proxies of committing genocide. Magdy and Khaled write for the Associated Press
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