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Sudan mosque hit by airstrike, at least 31 people killed

TB (according to VNA) October 23, 2024 08:47

Dozens of people have been killed in an airstrike on a mosque in Wad Madani, the capital of Gezira state in central Sudan.

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Smoke rises during clashes in Khartoum, Sudan, May 19, 2023 (File photo)

On October 22, the Wad Madani Resistance Committee in Sudan said that at least 31 people were killed in an airstrike targeting a mosque in Wad Madani, the capital of Gezira state, central Sudan.

In a statement, the organization said that on October 20, after evening prayers, the Sheikh El Jeili Mosque and surrounding areas in the Al-Imtidad neighborhood were hit by an airstrike. So far, only 15 of the 31 victims have been identified.

The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) took control of Gezira state in December 2023 after the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) withdrew from Wad Madani.

Conflict has been raging between the (SAF) and (RSF) since mid-April 2023. The United Nations estimates that since then, the conflict has left more than 24,850 people dead, millions displaced and 25 million on the brink of famine.

TB (according to VNA)
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