Eighteen people were killed and 106 injured in heavy shelling and air strikes on May 31 that hit a market south of the capital Khartoum.
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| A building burned down during fighting between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Khartoum on May 29. (Photo: AFP/VNA) |
According to AFP news agency, shelling killed 18 civilians at a market in the Sudanese capital Khartoum amid fighting between the country's army and the rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) that shows no sign of abating.
A panel of human rights lawyers said that in addition to the 18 people killed, 106 people were injured in heavy shelling and air strikes on May 31 that targeted a market in the south of the capital Khartoum.
The organization involved in aid activities in the area also confirmed the above information, saying the situation here is currently very "catastrophic"; at the same time, calling for doctors to support as well as calling for blood donations to save the injured.
For more than six weeks, the capital Khartoum and many other areas in Sudan have been engulfed in unrest due to bloody fighting.
Clashes continued on June 1. Witnesses reported seeing heavy artillery north of Khartoum.
A day earlier, clashes broke out in the Al-Mohandiseen district of Omdurman, west of the capital Khartoum, despite the two sides agreeing on May 29 to extend the ceasefire until June 4.
The army closed the Al-Fatihab bridge connecting Khartoum and Omdurman, while fighter jets flew over the area.
The military delegation has suspended its participation in ongoing talks with the RSF in the Saudi port city of Jeddah in protest at the RSF's continued violations of the short-term ceasefire agreement.
The delegation also said that RSF has not fulfilled its commitments to withdraw from civilian areas, including hospitals and residential areas.
Meanwhile, RSF accused the Sudanese army of violating the ceasefire agreement by shelling its positions in Khartoum.
Faced with the above situation, on June 1, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned that Washington may take action against hostile parties in Sudan after the ceasefire agreement brokered by the US collapsed.
Speaking to reporters, Secretary of State Blinken emphasized that the country is considering taking steps to clearly express its own views towards any leader "who is leading Sudan astray".
On the same day, the US Treasury Department announced that it had imposed sanctions on companies that Washington accused of "supporting" and profiting from the conflict in Sudan, including two companies supporting the Sudanese military and two companies supporting the RSF.
The ministry stressed that through sanctions, the US is blocking financial flows to the warring parties in Sudan.
Washington also affirmed that it always stands with the Sudanese civilians and opposes any acts of violence against the people.
The conflict between the Sudanese army led by Commander Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and the RSF paramilitary group led by former Deputy Commander Mohamed Hamdan Daglo began on April 15.
More than 1,800 people have been killed in the past six weeks of fighting. The United Nations says nearly 1.4 million people have been displaced within the country and to neighboring countries, with more than 100,000 fleeing to Chad.
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) predicts that about 200,000 more people will be forced to flee to this neighboring country in the next 3 months.
According to nhandan.vn
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