{"id":20117254,"date":"2025-06-02T17:17:50","date_gmt":"2025-06-02T15:17:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/?p=20117254"},"modified":"2025-06-02T17:17:58","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T15:17:58","slug":"at-least-89-killed-in-sudanese-army-airstrike-on-north-darfur-town","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/at-least-89-killed-in-sudanese-army-airstrike-on-north-darfur-town","title":{"rendered":"At least 89 killed in Sudanese army airstrike on North Darfur town"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

At least 89 people were killed and wounded in the town of El Koma in North Darfur, following an aerial bombardment reportedly carried out by Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) warplanes, on Sunday. The El Koma Emergency Room confirmed the toll in a statement and shared the names of five civilian victims.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The airstrike struck El Koma amid a reported civilian march. Residents told Radio Dabanga the bombing caused widespread panic and destruction. This marks the resumption of\u00a0airstrikes by SAF<\/a>\u00a0in North Darfur after a prolonged pause.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\u00a0paramilitary Rapid Support Forces<\/a>\u00a0(RSF) currently control El Koma and most of North Darfur, except the state capital El Fasher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

RSF shelling<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In El Fasher, sources reported ongoing\u00a0RSF artillery shelling<\/a>\u00a0of the city yesterday. Shells landed in the morning and again in the afternoon, as the battle for control of the city intensified.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Witnesses said skirmishes were concentrated on the city\u2019s southeastern and northeastern flanks. RSF commanders in the south of El Fasher told Radio Dabanga that they are nearing full control of the capital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Renewed drone strikes on Port Sudan<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the Red Sea state, drone strikes targeted\u00a0Port Sudan<\/a>\u00a0on Saturday, prompting ground-based countermeasures by the SAF. The city, which has remained under SAF control and houses the de facto government, has faced intermittent drone attacks since early May.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

South Darfur<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In\u00a0South Darfur<\/a>, gunmen raided a market in Nyala yesterday, looting goods and triggering its temporary closure. Local sources confirmed the state security committee deployed forces to secure the market and pursue the attackers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Central Darfur\u2019s capital of\u00a0Zalingei<\/a>, RSF elements reportedly opened fire in the market near El Hamidiya camp, killing two civilians and injuring several others, according to residents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018UN condemns escalating attacks\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator ad interim for Sudan, Kristine Hambrouck, from the Office of the Humanitarian Coordinator<\/a>\u00a0, condemned recent attacks on civilians and humanitarian infrastructure, describing them as \u201ca blatant violation of international humanitarian law.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a statement issued from Port Sudan on 1 June, Hambrouck expressed alarm at the 30 May drone strike on Eldaman International Hospital in El Obeid in\u00a0North Kordofan<\/a>, which killed six healthcare workers and injured over 15 others.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The attack, reportedly carried out by the RSF, struck while\u00a0patients<\/a>\u00a0and medics were inside the facility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A day earlier, repeated shelling damaged the\u00a0World Food Programme\u2019s<\/a>\u00a0compound in El Fasher, a critical lifeline for humanitarian aid in the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThese facilities are essential to sustaining life in the face of a worsening humanitarian crisis,\u201d said Hambrouck. \u201cThose who attack them must be held accountable.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She called on all parties to the conflict to uphold their obligations under international humanitarian law and cease targeting civilians and humanitarian operations.<\/p>\n