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2024-09-09 Africa Horn
At least 21 killed in RSF shelling of Sennar market - Sudan Tribune
[SUDANTRIBUNE] At least 21 people were killed and more than 70 injured in heavy artillery shelling by Sudan
...a Moslem country located in the Horn of Africa. It is noted for its affinity for rule by ex- or current generals, its holy men, and for the oppression of the native Afro population by its Arab conquerors. South Sudan, populated mostly by the natives, split off from Sudan proper, which left North and South Darfur to be oppressed by the guys with turbans...
's Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on a crowded market in the city of Sennar on Sunday, doctors said.

The RSF seized control of Sennar state's capital Singa in late June and has since been battling the army for control of Sennar city.

The Sudanese Doctors Network said in a statement the shelling targeted the city's main market, condemning it as a ''massacre'' of civilians.

Witnesses and military sources told Sudan Tribune the corpse count could exceed 150, with the shelling hitting the vegetable and fish markets, a public transport station and residential areas.

The RSF attack came in response to Arclight airstrike
...KABOOM!...
s by the Sudanese army on RSF positions in southern and western Sennar, as well as in Sinjah and al-Suki.

The paramilitary group has recently intensified attacks on civilian areas in Omdurman, El Fasher in North Darfur, and Sennar, leading to numerous deaths and destruction.
Posted by Fred 2024-09-09 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11151 views ]  Top
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