Paramilitary group attacks market in Sudan: 54 dead, 158 injuries

Paramilitary group attacks market in Sudan: 54 dead, 158 injuries

An attack on a public market in the Sudanese city of Omdurman by a paramilitary group that is fighting against the country's military government, demanded around 54 fatalities and many injuries on Saturday, as the health authorities reported.

Details on the attack on the Sabrein Markt

The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) attacked the Sabrein market and injured at least 158 ​​other people, the Ministry of Health said in a statement. This was the latest incident in a number of fatal attacks within the framework of the escalated civil war that devastated the Northeast African country. There was no immediate statement by the RSF.

reactions of the government and the health authorities

Khalid al-Aleisir, the government's cultural minister and spokesman, condemned the attack sharply and found that many women and children were among the victims. He pointed out that the attack had led to "massive destruction of private and public owners". "This criminal act adds another clamp to the bloody branch of this militia," he said in a statement. "He represents an obvious violation of international humanitarian law."

medical care and humanitarian crisis

The Sudans medical association also condemned the RSF attack. She reported that a grenade was only met by the Al-Naw Hospital that most of the market wounded. Most of the victims taken to the hospital were women and children, and the hospital fighting against a significant lack of medical staff, especially surgeons and sisters.

origin of the conflict in Sudan

The conflict in Sudan began in April 2023, when the decades of tensions between the leaders of the military and the RSF culminated in open fights in the capital of Khartum and other cities of the extensive north -east African country. The attack on Saturday was the latest tragedy in the country's brutal civil war. Last week about 70 people killed in an RSF attack on the only functioning hospital in the besieged city of El Fasher in the western region of Darfur.

The effects of the civil war

The conflict cost more than 28,000 people, forced millions to flee from their homeworkers and drove some families to eat grass, while a famine captured parts of the country. The situation was characterized by the most severe crimes, including ethnically motivated killings and rape, according to the United Nations and Human Rights.

international reactions and ongoing investigations

The International Criminal Court announced that he Major war crimes and crimes against humanity examined. The bidding administration accused the RSF and its allies, genocide to have committed in war.

military progress and territorial losses of the RSF

In the past few months, the RSF has suffered several setbacks on the battlefield, which gave the military the upper hand in the war. The RSF has lost control of many areas in Khartum, the sister city of Omdurman, as well as in the eastern and central provinces. The military also has control over the city Wad Medani , the capital of the province of Tefira, and The largest oil factory in the country back.