{"id":20093917,"date":"2024-07-23T14:36:42","date_gmt":"2024-07-23T12:36:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/?p=20093917"},"modified":"2024-07-23T14:44:32","modified_gmt":"2024-07-23T12:44:32","slug":"muezzin-shot-dead-in-sudan-capital-by-men-in-rsf-uniforms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/muezzin-shot-dead-in-sudan-capital-by-men-in-rsf-uniforms","title":{"rendered":"Muezzin shot dead in Sudan capital by \u2018men in RSF uniforms\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A<\/strong> mosque muezzin and <\/strong>a worshiper<\/strong> were killed <\/strong>yesterday <\/strong>in a mosque in <\/strong>El <\/strong>D<\/strong>e<\/strong>y<\/strong>o<\/strong>um <\/strong>El <\/strong>Sharqiya in Khartoum<\/strong>, reportedly by paramilitaries of the <\/strong>Rapid Support Forces<\/strong> (RSF).<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A woman living near the mosque told Radio Dabanga yesterday that gunmen wearing RSF uniforms entered the place shortly before dawn prayers, with the intention to steal the building\u2019s solar power transformer. \u201cThe muezzin and his companion attempted to prevent the gunmen to take the device, whereupon the robbers shot them dead.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She explained that the mosque is located next to the El Deyoum El Sharqiya Cinema, west of Dar El Maigoma. “The bodies were buried in the nearby Faroug Cemetery.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The RSF control large parts of Khartoum, including El Deyoum El Sharqiya, a popular neighbourhood south of the city centre, since the beginning of the war in April 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In statements on its social media accounts, the militia has repeatedly denied any connection to crimes taking place in areas under their control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a press statement<\/a> a week ago, the RSF reassured \u201call citizens throughout Sudan who have been liberated from the clutches of the former regime and the terrorist Islamic Movement that they are not targets in this conflict.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur commitment is clear \u2014 we bear no hostility toward civilians,\u201d the RSF spokesman stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDisplacement from towns and liberated areas is primarily due to fears of air attacks by the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and its militias. False information disseminated by the Islamic Movement also aims to instill panic and insecurity in these safe zones.\u201d<\/p>\n