The United Nations today warned that Conflict-torn Sudan is on the brink of a “full-scale civil war” that could destabilize the entire region, after an air strike on a residential area killed around two dozen civilians.
The Ministry of Health reported “22 dead and a large number of wounded among the civilians” from the strike on Khartoum’s sister city Omdurman, in the district of Dar al-Salam, which means “House of Peace” in Arabic.
After nearly three months of war between Sudan’s rival generals, the air strike is the latest incident to provoke outrage.
Around 3,000 people have been killed in the conflict, with survivors reporting a wave of sexual violence and witnesses have spoken of ethnically targeted killings.
There has also been widespread looting, and the UN warned of possible crimes against humanity in the Darfur region
Since the war began, paramilitaries have established bases in residential areas, and they have been accused of forcing civilians from their homes.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres today condemned the air strike, saying he remains deeply concerned that the ongoing war between the armed forces has pushed Sudan to the brink of a full-scale civil war, potentially destabilizing the entire region.
He added: There is an utter disregard for humanitarian and human rights law that is dangerous and disturbing.
According to the International Organization for Migration, nearly three million people have been uprooted by Sudan’s fighting, among them almost 700,000 who have fled to neighboring countries.
The UN and African blocs have warned of an “ethnic dimension” to the conflict in the western region of Darfur, where the United States, Norway, and Britain have blamed the RSF and allied militia for most of the
On Monday leaders of Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, and South Sudan — IGAD members handling the Sudan file – are to meet in Addis Ababa.
