Rocket Shells Target Sudanese Neighborhood, Claiming Lives of 5 Innocent Civilians

The Doctors Syndicate announced Monday that at least five civilians were killed in western Sudan over the weekend.

Umbada committees said, “Five people were killed and 17 others were seriously injured as a result of shells falling on the Umbada al-Sabil neighborhood.”

The group, which is based in the city of Omdurman, said the number of casualties could rise because many people were trapped under the rubble.

There was no comment from the Sudanese army or the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces on the incident.

Sudan has been devastated by clashes between the army and the RSF since April, in a conflict that has killed some 3,000 civilians and injured thousands, according to local medics.

Several Saudi- and US-brokered ceasefires between the two warring rivals have failed to end the violence.

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) estimates that nearly 3 million people have been displaced by the conflict in Sudan.

Last week, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned that the conflict in Sudan could lead to a full-scale civil war.