PORT SUDAN: A Sudanese network of volunteer rescuers said that 28 civilians were killed on Sunday when a fuel station in an area of Khartoum under paramilitary control came under shelling. The Sudanese army, which has been fighting the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) since April 2023, has been advancing towards the capital in recent weeks, in a bid to regain control of Khartoum.
On Sunday, a fuel station in RSF-held southern Khartoum was hit by shelling, said the South Belt Emergency Response Room. The youth-led volunteer group said "28 people were confirmed dead" and "the number of injured reached 37, including 29 burns cases" and some shrapnel injuries.
The war has killed tens of thousands of civilians and displaced over 11 million, creating what the United Nations has described as the world's largest displacement crisis. In late November, the Sudanese army said it had retaken the Sennar state capital, Sinja, south of Khartoum, five months after paramilitaries had seized it. — AFP
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