The Sudan Army says that the paramilitary forces have struck civil targets

The Sudanese paramilitary forces targeted the airport, the warehouse and many civilian facilities in the eastern city of Port Sudan on the Red Sea, which led to “scattered explosions,” according to a spokesman for the Sudan army.

A spokesman for the Sudanese army, dean. General Nabil Abdullah said in statement On Sunday this “enemy” – a reference to the paramilitary group, Rapid Support Forces – Port city with drones.

General Abdullah said that anti -aircraft weapons were able to shoot down a number of drones, but the attack “caused limited damage, including the strike on the ammunition depot at Osman Dignia Air Force Base, which caused scattered explosions.” No victims were reported.

The air base is a joint military and civilian airport, and flights were stopped during the day, according to the country Civil Aviation AuthorityHe said in a statement that he “condemned the treacherous attack on the air base in Port Sudan by the rebel militias.” On Sunday afternoon, Port Sudan International Airport said in statement The regular operations have resumed.

This was the first attack on Port Sudan, which was the temporary capital of the country, as the civil war broke out in Sudan in 2023. There was no immediate comment from the paramilitary group, known as RSF

The strike occurred on the temporary capital, which is kept by the Sudanese army, as the tensions between the two sides increased in the conflict and the number of civilian deaths increased rapidly.

On Thursday, the Doctors Association accused RSF of death More than 100 civilians In an attack on a city, a city in southern Sudan.

“The terror that is revealed in Sudan does not know the limits,” said Volcker Turk, head of the United Nations Human Rights at the United Nations at the United Nations. statement Thursday. He said he had “personally alerted” the leaders of the Sudanese army and RSF “to the consequences of catastrophic human rights.”

Through some estimates, it was more than 11 million people Drain Since the war began and more than 150,000 people were killed. “It is time for this conflict to stop,” said Mr. Talk.

Each side blames the other for the start of the war.

Four years ago, in 2021, army leaders and RSF met to seize power in a coup. However, this alliance quickly collapsed, and over more than two years, they were imprisoned in a deadly battle for power that has grown to the largest war in Africa.

The Sudanese army led RSF fighters Outside Khartoum, The capital, in March, but since then the group has Her government declared In the areas it controls.

Port Sudan, which was once a sleeping city, became A haven for civilians The flight of war and Sudan’s interim government headquarters. So far, it has been rescued from the violence that tore the rest of the country as the war, which is fueled by foreign powers, destroying Sudan.

Sudan has deep golden reserves, about 500 miles from the Red Sea coast, huge amounts of rich agricultural lands along the Nile River, and some countries send weapons, money or fighters in the hope of profit or strategic advantage.