Sudan attack: 40 killed, several injured in drone attack amid battle between rival troops
Sudan drone attack: The drone attack carried out by the Sudanese Army kills at least 40 and more than 70 injured as the military and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) battle for control of the country.
Notably, the drone attack was carried out by the Sudanese Army and added that it is not clear whether all the victims were civilians, but “there is a dire need for medical assistance for those who have been injured.
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The casualties are being treated at the Bashair University Hospital, and many of them will require amputations, as per the sources.
Moreover, the committees shared footage of bodies wrapped in white sheets in an open yard at the hospital on social media platforms.
Indiscriminate shelling and air attacks by both factions have become common in Sudan's war which has reduced the greater Khartoum area to a battleground, sources reported.
Meanwhile, Sudanese Army head General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan stressed that the army welcomes initiatives including the Jeddah Forum but will not allow “any unacceptable interference”.
In the middle of April, fierce fighting broke out between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), resulting in a large-scale exodus of refugees from the nation in East Africa, where allied militias have been charged with crimes against humanity after allegations of killing civilians, looting homes, and ethnic cleansing.
Four months into the war reported incidents of gender-based violence, including sexual assault, have surged by 50 per cent.
- With inputs from agencies
