Khartoum: At least 56 people were killed on Saturday as fighting escalated in Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), marking a devastating new chapter in the ongoing war. According to medical sources and activists, artillery shelling and airstrikes claimed lives across greater Khartoum, with 54 killed and 158 injured in a market attack in Omdurman, an army-controlled area.
The shelling targeted a busy vegetable market, overwhelming the Al-Nao Hospital, one of the few remaining medical facilities in the city. Survivors described scenes of chaos, with bodies filling the morgue and injured civilians lying across every available space in the emergency room. Despite accusations of civilian targeting, the RSF denied responsibility for the attack, while medical teams struggled with severe shortages of blood, stretchers, and medical staff.
Meanwhile, in Khartoum proper, two civilians were killed in an airstrike on an RSF-controlled area, with dozens more wounded. The use of drones by the RSF and fighter jets by the army continues to exacerbate the conflict, as both sides have been accused of indiscriminate attacks on residential areas.
The war, which began in April 2023, has displaced over 12 million people and devastated the country’s infrastructure. Health facilities are in critical shortage, and food insecurity has reached alarming levels, with famine declared in several regions, including Darfur.
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In the face of growing humanitarian catastrophe, the army has regained control of several military bases in Khartoum, pushing RSF forces to the outskirts. However, both sides remain locked in fierce combat, leaving civilians caught in the crossfire.
As the conflict drags on, the toll on Sudan’s population continues to rise, with no immediate end in sight.
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