Al Jazeera: rights group says drone strike on central Sudan market kills 11
At least eleven civilians were killed in a drone strike on a market in central Sudan amid the ongoing civil war, a rights group reported. No party has claimed responsibility, and the United Nations has renewed warnings about humanitarian access.
Al Jazeera reported that at least eleven civilians were killed and many more wounded in a drone strike on a Friday market in Sudan's central El Gezira state. The rights group said local health centres are short of emergency surgical supplies and that helicopter evacuations were briefly paused.
The Sudanese army's spokesperson said the attack was carried out by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which denied responsibility. The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs noted that the two-year conflict has displaced 12 million people and that humanitarian corridors have narrowed. The African Union issued a statement again calling on the parties to reach a ceasefire.
International donors say less than half of the United Nations' 4.4 billion-dollar appeal for Sudan has been funded. Body indirect talks planned for Saturday in Jeddah will see the parties exchange delegation lists in the coming days.
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