PORT SUDAN, Sudan Feb 03 (V7N) — The United Nations on Sunday strongly condemned a wave of deadly attacks on civilians across Sudan, including an artillery strike on a crowded market in Omdurman that killed at least 60 people.

UN humanitarian coordinator Clementine Nkweta-Salami denounced the "horrific" and "indiscriminate" violence that has escalated amid the ongoing power struggle between Sudan’s army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

According to pro-democracy lawyers, artillery fire from RSF fighters struck the Sabreen market in army-controlled Omdurman—Khartoum’s twin city—on Saturday.

Across the Nile in Khartoum, an airstrike on an RSF-controlled area reportedly killed two civilians and wounded dozens more, emergency responders said.

The escalating conflict has turned Sudan’s capital into a battlefield, with the Sudanese military intensifying its offensive to retake Khartoum from the RSF.

The UN also condemned reports of civilian killings in North Kordofan and Darfur, regions long plagued by violence.

North Kordofan: Sudan’s army announced on Thursday that it had recaptured the strategic city of Umm Rawaba, held by the RSF since May 2023. In retaliation, RSF forces shelled El-Obeid, the province’s capital, setting homes ablaze.

South Darfur: Activists accused the Sudanese military of launching airstrikes on Manawashi, a town north of Nyala, the provincial capital.

North Darfur: RSF fighters raided areas west of El-Fasher, looting homes, killing civilians, and displacing thousands, according to local activists.

Both the Sudanese military and RSF have been repeatedly accused of indiscriminate shelling and civilian targeting, fueling fears of further mass displacement and humanitarian catastrophe.

Nkweta-Salami emphasized that Sudanese civilians have endured too much suffering since the war erupted in April 2023, plunging the nation into chaos.

"It’s long past time to end this war," she said.

With no sign of peace talks, Sudan’s conflict remains one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises, leaving thousands dead and forcing millions to flee their homes.

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