At least 32 people were killed and dozens more were injured in intense airstrikes carried out by the Sudanese army’s warplanes targeting residential areas in Omdurman, Ed Daein, El Fasher in the Darfur region, and Al-Hasahisa in central Sudan.
In Ed Daein, the capital of East Darfur State, the attack targeted the city’s teaching hospital and the main market, resulting in the deaths of nine civilians, eight of whom were women, along with a medical staff member at the hospital. Seventeen others were injured, including women and children, some of whom are in critical condition.
Simultaneously, airstrikes hit the city of Tawisha in North Darfur State, causing several casualties.
In Al-Hasahisa, in Al Jazirah State, airstrikes targeted a residential area, killing 15 civilians and injuring dozens more.
In Omdurman, the western neighborhoods were struck, leading to the deaths of at least eight people, including an entire family.
Political organizations, legal bodies, and professional associations condemned the attacks, stating they constitute a blatant violation of international law.
The “Sudan Liberation Forces Gathering” – a group that remains neutral in the conflict – condemned these severe attacks, noting that they come at a time when Sudanese citizens, along with the regional and international community gathered in Geneva, are seeking to negotiate a ceasefire and the delivery of humanitarian aid.
The group called on the armed forces to immediately cease targeting civilians, hospitals, civilian facilities, and all activities prohibited by the laws of war or international humanitarian law.
According to Jalal Rahma, the Secretary-General of the Sudanese Congress Party Abroad, the airstrikes represent a clear violation of laws that prohibit targeting civilians and medical facilities.
Rahma stated, “It is evident that this escalation reflects a blatant disregard for the distinction between military and civilian targets, adding another crime to the series committed during the ongoing war since April 15.”
In a related context, the Sudanese Teachers’ Union stated in a press release that warplanes targeted the home of a teacher in Umbadda, resulting in the deaths of all family members, including his wife, who was also a teacher. The union condemned the attack, describing it as “a barbaric act that disregarded even the most basic safety measures, carelessly bombing civilian homes.”
The union warned, “The continuation of this brutal war without deterrence poses a threat to millions of lives and forewarns an unprecedented catastrophe.”
