Sudanese army air strikes have killed at least 23 people and injured more than 40 others in the south of the capital, Khartoum.
Saturday's airstrikes targeted the main camp occupied by paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in southern Khartoum, hitting the central market and a nearby residential area.The RSF have been battling the military in an 18-month civil war that has claimed up to 150,000 lives, and displaced a fifth of Sudan's population according to UN estimates.
Witnesses say the army is advancing towards Khartoum from nearby Omdurman, where clashes erupted on Saturday. Earlier this week, the Sudanese government presented the UN security council with what it called new evidence that the United Arab Emirates is arming and supporting the RSF, and called for action against the Gulf state.Both the RSF and the Sudanese Armed Forces have been accused of committing atrocities.
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