Sudan: Air raid leaves at least 22 dead in Omdurman

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Sudan, making it one of the bloodiest attacks to date in the weeks-long conflict between the Sudanese army and a rebel paramilitary organization, Al Jazeera reported. According to a statement from the health ministry, the assault took place on Saturday in a residential area of Omdurman, the city next to the capital Khartoum. Unknown numbers of individuals were injured in the attack.

This air raid was one of the deadliest of the clashes between the military and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) that took place in the capital and other metropolitan areas. In Khartoum, an airstrike last month claimed the lives of at least 17 individuals, five of whom were children. The RSF accused the army of assaulting Omdurman's residential districts, where violence has been raging between the opposing factions, and said that the attack left 31 people dead.

According to reports, the military tried to cut off a vital supply connection, as per Al Jazeera. «The RSF vehemently condemn the deliberate air strikes conducted by the extremist terrorist militia led by (army chief Abdel Fattah) al-Burhan,» the group said in a statement. «This heinous attack, orchestrated by the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) with the support of remnants from the former regime… has resulted in the tragic loss of more than 31 lives and numerous civilian injuries,» it added.

The military did not immediately have a spokesperson available for comment. It was difficult, according to two Omdurman residents, to identify the perpetrators of the attack. They claimed that RSF personnel in the area have been routinely attacked by army planes, and that the paramilitary group has retaliated by using drones and anti-aircraft weapons.