KHARTOUM – More than 16 people were killed and 25 others injured in an artillery shelling on Thursday by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on a displacement camp in western Sudan, the non-governmental organization the Sudanese Doctors Network said in a statement.
It said the RSF launched “a deliberate artillery strike” on Abu Shouk displacement camp in El Fasher, the capital city of North Darfur State.
Meanwhile, the volunteer group Emergency Room said the deaths were more than 15, while the injuries were 25.
The RSF has yet to comment on the incident.
Also on Thursday, the RSF said in a statement that it has “established full control over the strategic locality of Um Kadada” in North Darfur State, killed “hundreds of” fighters from the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), and captured “fully equipped combat vehicles, as well as various weapons and ammunition” belonging to the SAF.
So far, the SAF has not commented on the RSF’s claim of capturing Um Kadada, located some 178 km southeast of El Fasher.
Sudan has been embroiled in a devastating conflict between the SAF and the RSF since mid-April 2023, which has claimed at least 29,683 lives, according to the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data, a crisis monitoring group cited by the United Nations.
The conflict has displaced over 15 million people, both inside and outside Sudan, according to estimates from the International Organization for Migration.
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