Millions of Sudanese woke up in the May region, south of the Sudanese capital Khartoum , to find clouds of smoke obscuring the horizon،

 

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Edited by| Paul Mitchel

 

MIDDLE EAST section -  CJ journalist

 

Khartoum - September ,17,2023

 

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Accompanied by the sound of bombs and gunfire in the capital of the country.

The intensity of clashes continues to increase in the Sudanese capital Khartoum, as the Rapid Support forces continue to attack the command headquarters

General of the Sudanese army, for the second day in a row, according to eyewitnesses, the frequency of mutual shelling intensifies throughout

The city.

One of the most famous landmarks in the city, the great Nile Petroleum Operating Company tower, consisting of

18 floors.

The building, famous for its glass facades and pyramidal design, is one of the highlights of the capital.

Eyewitnesses said: "We can hear huge explosions" in the Mayo area, south of Khartoum, as the army targeted bases

Rapid Support forces with artillery fire.

At least 51 people were killed last week in airstrikes on a market in the May region, according to the UN, in

One of the bloodiest attacks of this war.

The fighting continued until Saturday in the vicinity of the headquarters of the general command, after a lull in the area for two weeks.

Thick black smoke covered the sky of the Sudanese capital, and photos circulated on social media platforms showed،

The windows of several buildings in the center of Khartoum are shattered, and traces of bullets on their walls.

Videos have spread on social media platforms showing flames devouring famous buildings, most notably the tower, which includes

The headquarters and offices of the Nile company, the largest oil company in the country.

While the Sudanese army announced that its forces succeeded in inflicting heavy losses of lives and equipment on the Rapid Support forces, east of the city

White, and they received a number of combat vehicles.

In the state of Kordofan, located 350 kilometers west of the capital, the army and the Rapid Support forces exchanged artillery shelling

Sunday, according to local residents.

The worst violence was concentrated in Khartoum and the western region of Darfur, where ethnically motivated attacks that

The Rapid Support forces and allied militias are waging renewed investigations by the International Criminal Court into the crimes of

A possible war.

The Darfur region at the beginning of the current century was the scene of a bloody conflict that caused 300 thousand deaths and led to the displacement of more than 2.5 million

Sudanese, according to the United Nations.

 

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