October 5, El Fasher — Dozens were killed and wounded after the Sudanese army launched airstrikes on Friday in Al-Koma town, located 76 km northeast of El Fasher.
A medical source at Al-Koma Rural Hospital said dozens of dead and wounded were spotted arriving at the rural hospital, which lacks medicines and medical equipment. The hospital is allegedly performing simple surgeries and transferring other
He pointed out that the hospital will perform simple surgeries to save the lives of some of the wounded and transfer serious cases to other cities.
Ibrahim Abdullah, an eyewitness, told Darfur24 that the warplanes bombed the town’s weekly market at noon on Friday with explosive barrels. He said that the bombing caused large fires in the market, panic and fear among civilians, and widespread fainting among women and children.
Warplanes have launched dozens of air strikes in the town of Al-Koma since the war began in April last year, killing and wounding dozens of civilians.