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Drone strikes target Kosti port, shelling resumes in El Fasher |
2024-05-18 |
[SUDANTRIBUNE] Unidentified drones attacked the Kosti, White Nile State river transport port. Simultaneously, fierce festivities continued between the Sudan![]() ese army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur State. Local sources reported at least two drones targeted the Kosti port, located approximately 270 kilometres south of Khartoum. Eyewitnesses described hearing explosions and seeing thick smoke rise from the site. One police officer was injured in the incident. Neither local authorities in White Nile State nor the warring parties have provided any official statements regarding the drone attack. However, death is not the end. There remains the litigation over the estate... this incident marks a continuation of a trend observed over the past month and a half, where cities under army control have been targeted by unidentified drones. Notably, similar attacks have occurred in Atbara, Gedaref, Shendi, Merowe, and Dongola. Meanwhile, ...back at the revival hall, the congregants were being herded into the paddy wagon... in El Fasher, artillery shelling resumed on Friday, with the RSF heavily bombarding southern neighbourhoods. Intermittent festivities also erupted between the army, allied armed struggle movements, and the RSF east of the city. The ongoing fighting in El Fasher has tragically resulted in the deaths of over 50 civilians in the past week. Grave concerns are rising for the hundreds of thousands of displaced people who sought refuge in the city, fleeing violence elsewhere in the Darfur region. |
Posted by:Fred |