Dead and wounded in artillery shelling on Al-Fasher, Sudan | News

Al FasherAt least 10 people were killed and others injured on Thursday in heavy artillery shelling by… Rapid Support Forces On the city of El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur State Darfur In western Sudan, according to eyewitnesses.

Eyewitnesses told Al Jazeera Net that the artillery shelling targeted the livestock market and the Al-Radeef and Al-Thawra neighbourhoods, next to the Saudi Hospital in the west of the city, and led to a number of civilian casualties.

They indicated that the bombing was very intense and lasted for more than half an hour. One of the citizens who was in the livestock market at the time of the attack said, “I saw people falling to the ground amidst the smoke and panic.”

“We did not expect the Rapid Support Forces to target civilian areas with such brutality. People fled their homes in terror and panic,” he added.

Another eyewitness from the Redif neighborhood said the scene was horrific. He said that among the victims were children and women, adding, “I don't know how these communities will bear this destruction and devastation.”

A horrific crime

The governor of Darfur region described From me Arko Manawi The bombing operations are a horrific and terrorist crime par excellence, added to the record of the “rebellious Rapid Support Militia,” as he put it.

He said, “Today, Thursday, it used heavy artillery in random shelling of unarmed citizens in their homes, in the livestock market west of the city, and in the neighborhoods of Al-Radeef and Al-Thawra.”

Manawi denounced what he called the targeting of innocent citizens, markets, public facilities and hospitals, and called on the international community to intervene quickly to stop these violations and the shedding of innocent blood.

For months, the city of El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur, has been witnessing violent artillery shelling by the Rapid Support Forces, which has led to dozens of casualties and the flight of thousands of citizens to other safer locations. In return, Sudanese army Air strikes on Rapid Support Forces positions in the area.

Since mid-April 2023, the Sudanese army, led by… Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan Rapid Support Forces led by Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo (Hamidti) A war that left about 15,000 dead and about 10 million displaced and refugees, according to the United Nations.

There have been increasing calls from the United Nations and international organizations to spare Sudan a humanitarian disaster that could push millions to famine and death, due to food shortages caused by the fighting that has spread to 12 of the country's 18 states.