On Sunday, November 5, more than 20 individuals lost their lives as shells struck a market located in a suburb near Khartoum, the capital of Sudan, as reported by a committee of lawyers advocating for democracy.
This incident represents the most recent occurrence of violence in the ongoing conflict that began in April, involving the military forces led by Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and his former deputy, Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, who commands the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
According to a statement from the pro-democracy lawyers’ committee, the shelling took place in Omdurman during a fierce firefight between the two opposing factions.
“More than 20 civilians have been killed and others have been wounded,” said the statement, which was sent to AFP. The committee keeps track of rights violations during the conflict and its civilian victims.
A medical source reported on Saturday that 15 civilians lost their lives as a result of shells hitting residential houses in Khartoum. Omdurman has frequently been the epicenter of intense clashes between the opposing sides.
Although most of the conflict had previously been concentrated in the capital and the western Darfur region, witnesses have noted its expansion to areas south of Khartoum.
According to a conservative estimate by the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project, the Sudan conflict has claimed the lives of more than 10,000 individuals.
However, humanitarian organizations and medical professionals have consistently cautioned that the actual toll surpasses the documented numbers, as many of the wounded and deceased never make it to hospitals or morgues.
The war has forced an estimated 5.5 million people to flee, with displacement occurring both within Sudan and across its borders, as reported by the United Nations.