Sudan military offensive sparks new fighting in Khartoum as cholera outbreak worsens
Associated PressSEP 12 2024
It has been reported that a military airstrike around a market within the country's capital of Khartoum killed at least 23 people and injured over 40 others on Sunday.Volunteer rescuers in Sudan reported on Sunday that at least 23 people were killed and 40 others were injured — some in critical condition — as the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) carried out an airstrike on a market in the capital, Khartoum, the previous day.
Mohamad Kandisha, a spokesperson for the Southern Belt's response room, claimed that bombing "caused massive destruction that affected a large number of high-rise buildings" around the market area.According to a spokesman for the Nobel Prize-nominated rescue network Emergency Response Rooms, the bombing "caused massive destruction" around the market area. Trades, shoppers and local residents were among the casualties.
The emergency room also claimed that "some" of those injured were in critical condition. The Sudanese Armed Forces have been using airstrikes as part of a recent attempt to reclaim territory in the capital currently held by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) beginning last Friday.This comes as Sudan's military has resorted to airstrikes in central and southern Khartoum as part of a campaign to reclaim territory in the capital held by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) that began on Friday.
The continued destruction of Khartoum by both the RSF and the SAF is a reminder of the wanton disregard by the country's elite for Sudan historical and cultural center. There must be hope that, in time, once the dust has settled and the conflict is over that a new generation of leadership will break through, seeking to unite rather than destroy the country's very foundations.
Despite the SAF's aggressive attempts to regain control of Sudan's capital, so far it seems that similarly to Sennar, Al-Jazeera, and Darfur, it seems so far as if no clear progress has been made. As both sides continue to claim victories and inflict losses upon one another, the conflict shows no sign of slowing down anytime soon.