RSF shelling in Omdurman kills four, injures dozens

September 21, 2024 (OMDURMAN) – Artillery shelling by Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) killed four people and injured dozens in the city of Omdurman on Saturday, the health ministry said.

The shelling hit several neighbourhoods in the Karari district, the ministry said in a statement, adding that the death toll could rise as some of the wounded were in critical condition.

The shelling “extended to several neighbourhoods, where shells fell,” it said, confirming the deaths and injuries.

Shells also struck the Omdurman Technical School in Al-Thawra, currently sheltering hundreds of displaced people. Four people lost their lives in the attack..

A health ministry spokesman said the casualties did not include those who may have died before reaching hospitals.

The RSF and the Sudanese army have been locked in a power struggle since April 2023, triggering a conflict that has killed thousands of people and displaced millions.

The two sides regularly exchange artillery fire in Omdurman, the army, from its positions north of Omdurman, and the RSF, from Khartoum Bahri across the Nile.