A shelling attack by Sudanese paramilitary forces killed five people near Al-Nao Hospital in Omdurman on Tuesday, a medical source reported. The attack occurred outside one of the last functioning medical facilities in the city, which has been caught in the ongoing war between Sudan’s army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) since April 2023.
According to the source, who spoke anonymously for safety reasons, volunteers at the hospital were among those killed when shells landed in a garden adjacent to the facility. The hospital, supported by the medical charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF), is located in an area controlled by the Sudanese army and has faced multiple attacks since the war began.
Escalating Conflict in Greater Khartoum
Greater Khartoum remains a major battleground in the power struggle between army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and his former deputy, RSF leader Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo. The war has resulted in thousands of deaths and displaced more than 12 million people.
Both sides have been accused of targeting residential areas and medical facilities. Recent gains by the Sudanese army in Khartoum have triggered an RSF counteroffensive, intensifying the conflict.