Seven civilians killed in artillery shelling of Khartoum neighbourhood
February 23, 2024 (KHARTOUM) – Activists in the Sudanese capital said on Friday that seven civilians were killed in an artillery shelling that targeted a neighbourhood south of Khartoum.
The South Belt Emergency Room, a humanitarian group representing the Mayo, Al-Nahda, and Al-Azhari neighbourhoods, stated on Friday that seven civilians were killed by three artillery shells that fell on Al-Nahda’s Squares 1, 3, and 4.
The statement did not pinpoint the source of the shelling but noted that the area has been under the control of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) since the war’s start in April 2023. Neighbourhoods in the South Belt region have seen repeated artillery fire, resulting in casualties.
The emergency room’s statement, compiled by humanitarian activists, confirmed that the dead included women and children, with injuries ranging from critical to minor. Victims were transported to Bashaer and Al-Raqi Hospitals.
The statement further identified a female healthcare worker, her mother, and children, including a South Sudanese national, among the deceased.
The neighbourhood was shelled on December 6, 2023
Since mid-April, the war between the Sudanese army and the RSF erupted in Khartoum before spreading to several states in the Darfur, Kordofan (west), and Al-Jazeera (central) regions.
(ST)