Sudan: 9 killed as RSF attack residential areas in Khartoum

Smoke billows during air strikes in central Khartoum as the Sudanese army attacks positions held by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) throughout the Sudanese capital on October 12, 2024. [Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images]

At least nine people were killed and 35 others injured in “deliberate” attacks by Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on residential areas in the capital, Khartoum, the Ministry of Health said yesterday.

RSF rebels attacked residential neighbourhoods in Al-Thawra area in Omdurman, north of the capital, on Saturday, the ministry said, injuring 11 civilians. They were transferred to hospital for treatment.

The RSF did not comment on the ministry’s statement.

Since mid-April last year, the Sudanese Armed Forces and the RSF have been engaged in a conflict that has resulted in more than 20,000 deaths and displaced nearly ten million people, according to the UN. The fighting, which has spread to 13 of Sudan’s 18 states, has pushed millions of Sudanese to the brink of famine and death due to food shortages.

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