Al-Fasher , August 10(Darfur 24)
Infantry troops affiliated with the Sudanese army, allied armed movements, and the Rapid Support Forces resumed on Saturday morning in Al-Fasher, the capital of North Darfur State, with continued artillery and air strikes, causing civilian casualties.
A medical source at the Ministry of Health in North Darfur State said that there were civilian casualties and deaths during the renewed fighting.
The source stated in his statement to “Darfur 24” that “some of the dead and wounded arrived at the Saudi Specialized Hospital, while medical teams and Red Crescent cadres are working to count the rest of the dead and wounded and transport them to the hospital in light of the ongoing fighting and the difficulty of moving from one place to another.”
Military sources told “Darfur 24” that the Rapid Support Forces launched a violent attack early Saturday morning, which necessitated the intervention of warplanes and the use of heavy artillery for the first time by the army.
He pointed out that the warplanes dropped more than 8 barrels on the eastern and northeastern neighborhoods of the city under the control of the Rapid Support Forces.
Eyewitnesses from the city of El Fasher said that the Rapid Support Forces launched a simultaneous attack on the city from the southern, eastern and northern axis, using intensive artillery shelling of vital and military areas and neighborhoods of the city.