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Sudan army says it killed dozens of RSF fighters in Nyala
Al Jazeera reports that the army says it killed dozens of RSF fighters in Nyala, while the RSF alleges a drone strike killed 30 civilians at a market.
The short version
- The Sudanese army says it has killed dozens of RSF fighters in a series of air attacks on Nyala.[Al Jazeera]
- The RSF alleges an army drone strike on a busy Nyala livestock market killed 30 civilians, including 17 women and five children; Emergency Lawyers says a market was hit and the drone was affiliated with the army.[Al Jazeera]
- The RSF has neither confirmed nor denied whether army attacks killed its fighters or destroyed its command centres, and the competing claims remain disputed.[Al Jazeera]
Key facts
- The Sudanese army says it killed dozens of RSF fighters in a series of air attacks on Nyala.[Al Jazeera]
- The RSF says an army drone attack on a busy Nyala livestock market killed 30 civilians, including 17 women and five children.[Al Jazeera]
- Emergency Lawyers says a market was hit in Nyala and the drone used was affiliated with the Sudanese army.[Al Jazeera]
- The RSF has not confirmed or denied whether separate army attacks killed its fighters or destroyed its command centres.[Al Jazeera]
What remains uncertain
- The army's claim of killing dozens of RSF fighters and the RSF's claim of 30 civilian deaths are both unverified and disputed.[Al Jazeera]
- The Emergency Lawyers account that the drone was affiliated with the army is a single rights group's assertion and has not been independently confirmed in the reporting.[Al Jazeera]
Sources
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