Civilians targeted in war-torn Khartoum as poor and elderly remain trapped
Source: The Guardian
Civilians targeted in war-torn Khartoum as poor and elderly remain trapped
Latest atrocities in Sudan war include the shelling of house of traditional healer, who died with her children and neighbours
Zeinab Mohammed Salih in Khartoum
Thu 24 Aug 2023 13.21 BST
Last modified on Thu 24 Aug 2023 16.43 BST'
People trapped in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, and its twin city of Omdurman say civilians are being deliberately targeted in shelling by the warring parties.
A woman who had been helping wounded soldiers was killed along with her three children and six neighbours when her home was shelled by Sudanese army forces earlier this week.
More than two-thirds of Khartoum’s hospitals have been closed or destroyed since the conflict broke out in April between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, which began as a power struggle between the head of the RSF, Mohamed Hamdan “Hemedti” Dagalo, and the army chief and Sudan’s de facto leader, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan.
More than 1 million people have fled from Sudan to neighbouring states, with many doctors among those who had the means to leave the cities. The only functioning hospital in Omdurman is located in an army-controlled area.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/aug/24/sudan-war-atrocities-civilians-targeted-khartoum-poor-elderly-trapped
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