Guterres “remains deeply concerned that the ongoing war between the armed forces has pushed Sudan to the brink of a full-scale civil war, potentially destabilising the entire region”, Haq said. The UN secretary general, António Guterres, on Sunday condemned the airstrike in Omdurman, a city just across the Nile from the Khartoum, saying it “reportedly killed at least 22 people” and wounded dozens, his deputy spokesperson Farhan Haq said in a statement.Ī man walks through rubble by a bullet-riddled wall after clashes on the outskirts of Omdurman last week. Since the war began, paramilitaries have established bases in residential areas, and they have been accused of forcing civilians from their homes. The military denied the accusation, saying in a statement on Sunday that its air force did not carry out any airstrikes in the city the previous day.

The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), fighting the regular army, claimed the strike killed 31 and blamed the military for it. The narrator says residents “counted 22 dead”. There has been widespread looting, and the UN warned of possible crimes against humanity in the Darfur region.Ī video posted by the health ministry on Facebook showed apparently lifeless bodies after the airstrike on Saturday, including several women. At least 3,000 people have been killed and 6,000 wounded in the conflict, survivors have reported a wave of sexual violence and witnesses have spoken of ethnically targeted killings.

After nearly three months of war between Sudan’s rival generals, the airstrike is the latest incident to provoke outrage.

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