Artillery shelling in Sudan’s south killed at least 40 people and wounded 70 others on Monday, two medical sources said, with the South Kordofan state governor accusing a rebel group.
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People displaced by the ongoing war in Sudan prepare to board buses taking them home to their city of Wad Madani in the Jazira state after it was retaken by the Sudanese army from the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitaries, in the eastern city of Gedaref on Sunday. AFP
Artillery shelling in Sudan’s south killed at least 40 people and wounded 70 others on Monday, two medical sources said, with the South Kordofan state governor accusing a rebel group.
The shelling hit the South Kordofan capital of Kadugli, under the control of the Sudanese army which has been at war with rival paramilitaries since April 2023. An unaffiliated rebel group, the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N), also maintains a foothold in the state.
A medical source at the main hospital in the city, requesting anonymity for safety concerns, told AFP that “shelling on Kadugli killed 40 people and injured 70 others”. A second source provided the same toll.
In a statement to AFP, South Kordofan Governor Mohamed Ibrahim said that the attack was carried out by a