Airstrike in Khartoum kills five NGO reports in Sudan | Sudan War News

The attack, the second in a week, follows months of calm in the city after government forces regained control last year.

Drone shooting carried out by the police Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has killed five civilians in Khartoum, according to an NGO.

The attack, which Emergency Lawyers, an independent advocacy group for human rights abuses in Sudan, reported on Saturday, is the second in the city in a week. It follows the months of quiet in the city after the government forces regained power last year.

The organization said it considers RSF responsible for the incident, accusing the group of violating international humanitarian law.

The Emergency Lawyers say that this incident is part of a demonstration that is being carried out against ordinary people. About 700 civilians were killed in airstrikes in the first three months of this year, according to UN figures.

‘Totally free’

On Tuesday, an airliner hit a hospital in the Jebel Awliya area, 40 kilometers (25 miles) south of central Khartoum, a security source and eyewitnesses told AFP. This was the first such attack in months.

Sudan’s military, which now has a strong hold in the north and east, sparked a rapid uprising last year that pushed the military out of the capital.

Following heavy fighting in the city last year, Sudan’s military government declared the Khartoum region “free” of the RSF.

Since then, the RSF has focused on expanding its control over its strongholds in western Darfur and pushing into neighboring areas, seizing them. valuable petroleum products.

Violence has also spread to the southeast of the Blue Nile near the border with Ethiopia, raising fears of a protracted and divisive conflict.

The RSF carried out several drone attacks in Khartoum last year, mainly targeting military bases, power plants and water infrastructure.

However, in recent months, the capital has been relatively quiet. More than 1.8 million refugees have returned, and the airport has resumed domestic flights. That said, a big city has no electricity or utilities.

The conflict between the Sudanese government and the RSF – a former partner – began in April 2023. Since then, around 14 million people have been displaced and two-thirds of the population are in need of humanitarian assistance, according to the United Nations.