٠٠:٠٢:٢٥A wave of destruction has swept through the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, as the ongoing civil war between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) intensified.
Footage filmed on Thursday showcases a landscape of utter devastation, with once majestic houses, hotels, and shops reduced to piles of rubble. Furniture, household goods, and various objects were visible lying on the ground, as well as signs and panels hanging from damaged constructions.
Earlier in the night, the Sudanese army reportedly repelled an attack by the Rapid Support Forces on the capital.
More than 13,000 people have been reportedly killed in Sudan since the fighting between the SAF and the RSF began in April, according to the United Nations.
After nine months of bloody war, over 8 million people have been forced to leave their homes both inside and outside the African country, making it the country with the highest rate of international displacement in the world, according to the International Organisation for Migration Agency.
A military council has run the country since a coup in 2021, with ongoing tensions between Sudanese army general Burhan and RSF leader General 'Hemedti' Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo over the country’s direction, the integration of the RSF into the army, and the planned transition to civilian rule.
Devastation grips Sudanese capital as civil war wreaks havoc on buildings, markets, and transportation hubs
A wave of destruction has swept through the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, as the ongoing civil war between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) intensified.
Footage filmed on Thursday showcases a landscape of utter devastation, with once majestic houses, hotels, and shops reduced to piles of rubble. Furniture, household goods, and various objects were visible lying on the ground, as well as signs and panels hanging from damaged constructions.
Earlier in the night, the Sudanese army reportedly repelled an attack by the Rapid Support Forces on the capital.
More than 13,000 people have been reportedly killed in Sudan since the fighting between the SAF and the RSF began in April, according to the United Nations.
After nine months of bloody war, over 8 million people have been forced to leave their homes both inside and outside the African country, making it the country with the highest rate of international displacement in the world, according to the International Organisation for Migration Agency.
A military council has run the country since a coup in 2021, with ongoing tensions between Sudanese army general Burhan and RSF leader General 'Hemedti' Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo over the country’s direction, the integration of the RSF into the army, and the planned transition to civilian rule.
A wave of destruction has swept through the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, as the ongoing civil war between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) intensified.
Footage filmed on Thursday showcases a landscape of utter devastation, with once majestic houses, hotels, and shops reduced to piles of rubble. Furniture, household goods, and various objects were visible lying on the ground, as well as signs and panels hanging from damaged constructions.
Earlier in the night, the Sudanese army reportedly repelled an attack by the Rapid Support Forces on the capital.
More than 13,000 people have been reportedly killed in Sudan since the fighting between the SAF and the RSF began in April, according to the United Nations.
After nine months of bloody war, over 8 million people have been forced to leave their homes both inside and outside the African country, making it the country with the highest rate of international displacement in the world, according to the International Organisation for Migration Agency.
A military council has run the country since a coup in 2021, with ongoing tensions between Sudanese army general Burhan and RSF leader General 'Hemedti' Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo over the country’s direction, the integration of the RSF into the army, and the planned transition to civilian rule.