KHARTOUM – At least 10 people were killed and 23 others injured in shelling by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on residential neighborhoods and a shelter center in El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur State in western Sudan, the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) said on Wednesday.
“In a new escalation of their crimes against civilians, the rebel militia shelled neighborhoods in El Fasher city and a shelter center with 37 120-mm artillery shells,” the SAF’s 6th Infantry Division said in a statement.
“This attack led to the death of 10 civilians, including a 3-year-old girl, and left 23 others injured, some with serious wounds, who were transferred to medical facilities for treatment,” the statement added.
The RSF also launched drones targeting key sites within El Fasher, but the army’s air defense successfully shot them down, the SAF said.
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