Shelling by Sudanese paramilitaries killed five people outside one of the last medical facilities still operating in Khartoum’s sister city, Omdurman, on Tuesday. This information was reported by a medical source to AFP.
The source, who requested anonymity for safety reasons, stated that volunteers at Al-Nao Hospital were among the casualties from the bombardment by the paramilitary group, Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The RSF has been engaged in conflict with the regular army since April 2023.
According to the source, “the shells landed in the garden adjacent to the hospital.” Al-Nao Hospital, which is supported by the medical charity Doctors without Borders (MSF), is located in an area controlled by the Sudanese army and has faced repeated attacks since the war began.
Greater Khartoum has become a primary battleground in the power struggle between army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and his former deputy, RSF leader Mohamed Hamdan Daglo. The ongoing conflict has resulted in the deaths of tens of thousands and the displacement of more than 12 million people.
Both sides have been accused of indiscriminately shelling health facilities and residential areas. Recently, army gains in Khartoum prompted the RSF to announce a counteroffensive last week.
On Saturday, at least 60 people were killed in an RSF bombardment that struck a busy market in Omdurman. The RSF currently controls much of western and southern Sudan, while the army retains control of the east and north.
