Port Sudan: Sudanese volunteer rescuers have reported that shelling in an area of Omdurman, the twin city of Khartoum just across the Nile River, has killed more than 120 people.
The “random shelling” on Monday in western Omdurman resulted in the deaths of 120 civilians, according to the Ombada Emergency Response Room, which is part of a network of volunteer rescuers across the war-torn country. The network described the toll as preliminary and did not specify who was responsible for the attack.
The rescuers indicated that medical supplies were critically scarce as health workers struggled to treat a large number of wounded people with varying degrees of injuries.
Fighting between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has escalated in recent weeks after more than 20 months of war in Sudan. Tens of thousands of people have been killed in the conflict, which has brought the country to the brink of famine, according to aid agencies.
Both the army and the RSF have been accused of targeting civilians, including health workers, and indiscriminately shelling residential areas. Most of Omdurman is under army control, while the RSF holds the capital and part of the greater Khartoum area. Residents on both sides of the Nile have reported shelling across the river, with bombs and shrapnel regularly striking homes and civilians.
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