World News | Airstrikes in Sudanese cities kill at least 22 amid fighting between rival generals, officials say

CAIRO, July 8 (AP) — At least 22 people were killed in an airstrike in a Sudanese city on Saturday, health authorities said, the deadliest so far in weeks of fighting between Sudan’s rival generals. one.

The attack took place in a residential area in Omdurman, a city near the capital Khartoum, according to a brief statement from the health ministry. An undisclosed number of people were injured in the attack, the statement said.

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The attack was one of the deadliest clashes between the military and the powerful paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in the capital city area and elsewhere in Sudan. Last month, an airstrike in Khartoum killed at least 17 people, including five children.

According to residents, Doctors Without Borders blamed the military for the attack on residential areas in Omdurman, where fighting between warring factions has been intense. The military reportedly tried to cut off a vital supply line for local paramilitary forces.

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A military spokesman was not immediately available for comment.

Two Omdurman residents said it was difficult to determine which party was responsible for the attack. Military aircraft have repeatedly targeted MSF troops in the area, and paramilitary forces have also used drones and anti-aircraft weapons against the military, they said.

Abdul Rahman, one of the residents who asked to use only their homes, said that when the attack happened early Saturday, the military was striking the Air Force Without Borders, which used people’s homes as shields, and the Air Force without Borders fired warplanes at the attacking planes. anti-aircraft shells. His name is for his safety.

The clashes erupted in mid-April, the culmination of months of tension between the military and MSF leaders.

More than 3,000 people were killed and more than 6,000 were injured in the clashes, officials said last month. More than 2.9 million people have fled their homes for safer areas within Sudan or crossed into neighboring countries, according to United Nations figures. (Associated Press)

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