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At Least 54 People Killed in Sudan in RSF Attack on Market

Sudanese army soldiers patrol an area in Khartoum North on November 3, 2024. Amaury Falt-Brown / AFP/File
Sudanese army soldiers patrol an area in Khartoum North on November 3, 2024. Amaury Falt-Brown / AFP/File
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At Least 54 People Killed in Sudan in RSF Attack on Market

Sudanese army soldiers patrol an area in Khartoum North on November 3, 2024. Amaury Falt-Brown / AFP/File
Sudanese army soldiers patrol an area in Khartoum North on November 3, 2024. Amaury Falt-Brown / AFP/File

At least 54 people were killed on Saturday in a strike by Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on a popular market in the city of Omdurman, the health ministry said in a statement.

War between the Sudanese army and RSF broke out in April 2023 over the integration of the two forces. It has killed tens of thousands of people, driven millions from their homes and plunged half of the population into hunger.

Saturday’s attack by the RSF in the Sabrein Market also wounded at least 158 others.

There was no immediate comment from the RSF.

Khalid al-Aleisir, minister of culture and government spokesperson, condemned the attack, saying that the casualties included many women and children. He also said the attack caused “widespread destruction to private and public properties.”

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UN Rights Chief Turk Demands Action Against Mass Killings in Syria

A funeral was held in Syria's Idlib province on Saturday to mourn four security members killed in clashes with loyalists of ousted President Bashar Assad, as a war monitor group said the death toll from two days of clashes and revenge killings had risen to more than 1,000. (AP video shot by Omar Albam)
A funeral was held in Syria's Idlib province on Saturday to mourn four security members killed in clashes with loyalists of ousted President Bashar Assad, as a war monitor group said the death toll from two days of clashes and revenge killings had risen to more than 1,000. (AP video shot by Omar Albam)
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UN Rights Chief Turk Demands Action Against Mass Killings in Syria

A funeral was held in Syria's Idlib province on Saturday to mourn four security members killed in clashes with loyalists of ousted President Bashar Assad, as a war monitor group said the death toll from two days of clashes and revenge killings had risen to more than 1,000. (AP video shot by Omar Albam)
A funeral was held in Syria's Idlib province on Saturday to mourn four security members killed in clashes with loyalists of ousted President Bashar Assad, as a war monitor group said the death toll from two days of clashes and revenge killings had risen to more than 1,000. (AP video shot by Omar Albam)

The UN human rights chief called on Syria's interim leadership on Sunday to intervene to prevent reported mass killings in coastal areas and bring the perpetrators to account.

"The caretaker authorities' announcements of their intention to respect the law must be followed by swift actions to protect Syrians, including by taking all necessary measures to prevent any violations and abuses and achieve accountability when these occur," UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk said in a statement.

Meanwhile, Germany also described as "shocking" reports that more than 1,000 people have been killed in coastal Syria in the worst clashes since the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad.

"The transitional government has a responsibility to prevent further attacks, to investigate the incidents and to hold those responsible to account," the German foreign ministry said in a statement.

"We strongly urge all sides to end the violence."