In a significant escalation within Sudan’s capital, the Sudanese Air Force executed targeted airstrikes on Wednesday morning against the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) positions in western and southern Khartoum. Residents reported hearing loud explosions emanating from the central and western parts of the city.
In related developments, local resistance committees in Abu Quta, Gezira State, reported that the RSF had looted livestock in over 50 villages within a week. The platform “Nidaa Al-Wasat” indicated that these actions are part of a systematic appropriation of animal resources by the RSF across various states, posing severe threats to the livelihoods of the local populations primarily dependent on these resources.
Elsewhere, in South Darfur, torrential rains and floods claimed seven lives in the town of Rahad al-Bardi, exacerbating the humanitarian situation in an area already isolated from the state capital for an extended period. A Sudanese Relief and Humanitarian Operations Agency official noted that the heavy rains had caused substantial losses in lives and property, with 21 homes completely destroyed and 150 farms severely damaged, significantly impacting vast agricultural lands.
Moreover, the area of Forbranga in West Darfur witnessed severe flooding, leading to the devastation of homes, properties, and farms across all its administrative units.
On the previous day, intense Sudanese military airstrikes were conducted across various parts of Khartoum, specifically targeting RSF concentrations near the sports city. The vicinity of the armored corps in southern Khartoum also experienced sporadic clashes early Tuesday, accompanied by the sounds of light and medium weapons and rising smoke columns in Jabrah South of the capital.
In North Darfur, the military carried out a series of airstrikes on RSF gatherings in the eastern and northern regions of Al Fasher city over the past hours. These airstrikes targeted new troop assemblies in the area of Mellit, located approximately 65 kilometers south of the city.
Days before, Dr. Tedros Adhanom, the director of the World Health Organization, highlighted that the ongoing conflict in Sudan had resulted in over 20,000 deaths. He expressed concerns over the shocking scale of destruction and the inadequacy of measures to mitigate the conflict.
