Dublin, Ireland Jan 15-Fighting between the army and paramilitaries has escalated nationwide in Sudanese with volunteer rescuers saying shelling in the greater Khartoum area has killed at least 120 people.
The Ombada Emergency Response Room has indicated the “random shelling” on Monday in western Omdurman, the capital’s twin city just across the Nile River, resulted in the deaths of 120 civilians
The volunteers said medical supplies were in critically short supply as health workers struggled to treat large number of wounded people suffering from varying degrees of injuries as a result of the shelling.
“The area has been devastated by prolonged fighting exposing residents to stray bullets and shrapnel striking homes,” the Ombada Emergency Response Room said.
Since April 2023, Sudan has been at war between the forces of rival generals vying for control. Most of Omdurman is under army control, while the rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) hold Khartoum North and some other areas of the capital.
Greater Khartoum residents on both sides of the Nile regularly report shelling across the river, with bombs and shrapnel often hitting homes and civilians.
The RSF and the army have been accused of targeting civilians including health workers, and indiscriminately shelling residential areas.
On Sunday, rescuers in Omdurman’s Ombada locality reported a dire healthcare crisis, with over 70 deaths between August and December attributed to severe malnutrition, malaria and diarrhea.
The shelling on Monday came as fighting between the army and the RSF has intensified in recent weeks, more than 20 months into their war.
