Sudan military offensive sparks new fighting in Khartoum as cholera outbreak worsens
Associated PressSEP 12 2024
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.
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.According to a spokesperson for the Southern Belt Emergency Room, the bombing "caused massive destruction" around the market area. Shopkeepers, shoppers, and local residents were among the casualties.
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.
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