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| Sudan: Civilians not spared as Khartoum fighting hits residential areas | Sudan: Civilians not spared as Khartoum fighting hits residential areas |
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| Smoke rises from the tarmac at Khartoum International Airport, which is close to the city centre | Smoke rises from the tarmac at Khartoum International Airport, which is close to the city centre |
| Residents in Sudan's capital Khartoum are in the eye of a storm, as gun battles and bombings shake the city's streets. Fighter jets and attack helicopters are flying low overhead. They are trapped in a war zone. | Residents in Sudan's capital Khartoum are in the eye of a storm, as gun battles and bombings shake the city's streets. Fighter jets and attack helicopters are flying low overhead. They are trapped in a war zone. |
| "It sounded like there was a thunderstorm," said one woman as she posted a video from her balcony near the airport in Khartoum at the weekend. The noise came from military helicopters flying low over residential tower blocks. | "It sounded like there was a thunderstorm," said one woman as she posted a video from her balcony near the airport in Khartoum at the weekend. The noise came from military helicopters flying low over residential tower blocks. |
| "We woke up and went outside - there were fighter jets. It just sounded like gunshots. There's just a lot of chaos going on. There was smoke everywhere." | "We woke up and went outside - there were fighter jets. It just sounded like gunshots. There's just a lot of chaos going on. There was smoke everywhere." |
| Watch: Attack helicopter flying low over Sudan's Kafouri neighbourhood. | Watch: Attack helicopter flying low over Sudan's Kafouri neighbourhood. |
| Watch: Attack helicopter flying low over Sudan's Kafouri neighbourhood. | Watch: Attack helicopter flying low over Sudan's Kafouri neighbourhood. |
| We have combed through dozens of images and pieces of footage from the capital to get a sense of how this is affecting residential areas of the city. | We have combed through dozens of images and pieces of footage from the capital to get a sense of how this is affecting residential areas of the city. |
| Sudan's army, and the paramilitary group the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), are fighting for power as the country moves towards civilian rule. | Sudan's army, and the paramilitary group the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), are fighting for power as the country moves towards civilian rule. |
| The threat to residents is magnified by the particular geography of Khartoum - its key strategic installations, which are being targeted, sit cheek by jowl with residential areas. | The threat to residents is magnified by the particular geography of Khartoum - its key strategic installations, which are being targeted, sit cheek by jowl with residential areas. |
| One neighbourhood which has come under heavy fire is Kafouri, not far from Khartoum International Airport. | One neighbourhood which has come under heavy fire is Kafouri, not far from Khartoum International Airport. |
| Some of Khartoum's wealthiest residents live there, including the family of Sudan's ex-president Omar al-Bashir. It is also the site of several security installations. | Some of Khartoum's wealthiest residents live there, including the family of Sudan's ex-president Omar al-Bashir. It is also the site of several security installations. |
| Fighter jet flies low over civilian areas in Khartoum | Fighter jet flies low over civilian areas in Khartoum |
| Fighter jet flies low over civilian areas in Khartoum | Fighter jet flies low over civilian areas in Khartoum |
| Khartoum airport is also sandwiched between dense residential areas. | Khartoum airport is also sandwiched between dense residential areas. |
| "I can see from my residence smoke coming out from some buildings," one man who lives close by told us. "I can hear blasts, bombs, I can see military planes." | "I can see from my residence smoke coming out from some buildings," one man who lives close by told us. "I can hear blasts, bombs, I can see military planes." |
| He said a house near where he is staying was hit on Monday morning. | He said a house near where he is staying was hit on Monday morning. |
| "It's now just rubble." | "It's now just rubble." |
| At least 100 civilians have died during this round of violence, says the doctors' union in the vast north-east African country. More than 1,000 civilians are believed to have been injured. The military death toll is thought to be far higher. | At least 100 civilians have died during this round of violence, says the doctors' union in the vast north-east African country. More than 1,000 civilians are believed to have been injured. The military death toll is thought to be far higher. |
| Satellite imagery from 16 April over Khartoum shows the scale of the violence - with smoke rising from the airport. The images show smoke billowing from planes on fire on the airport runway. | Satellite imagery from 16 April over Khartoum shows the scale of the violence - with smoke rising from the airport. The images show smoke billowing from planes on fire on the airport runway. |
| Another satellite image taken of the airport runway on 17 April shows more planes destroyed. | Another satellite image taken of the airport runway on 17 April shows more planes destroyed. |
| Key infrastructure has been hit, including Kobar Bridge, which is close to the airport and connects south and north Khartoum. | Key infrastructure has been hit, including Kobar Bridge, which is close to the airport and connects south and north Khartoum. |
| One eyewitness told us that this has cut off access to the Universal Hospital Sudan on the north side of the bridge. | One eyewitness told us that this has cut off access to the Universal Hospital Sudan on the north side of the bridge. |
| The man, who visited Universal Hospital at the weekend, told us: "They asked the sick and injured to leave the hospital at 10pm on Sunday, and the situation was difficult outside. | The man, who visited Universal Hospital at the weekend, told us: "They asked the sick and injured to leave the hospital at 10pm on Sunday, and the situation was difficult outside. |
| "They tried a lot to bring in other doctors from other hospitals but nobody can reach Universal Hospital. Ambulances are refusing to transport the injured and dead bodies." | "They tried a lot to bring in other doctors from other hospitals but nobody can reach Universal Hospital. Ambulances are refusing to transport the injured and dead bodies." |
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| There have been reports that several other hospitals in the capital have either been damaged or evacuated. | There have been reports that several other hospitals in the capital have either been damaged or evacuated. |
| A report by Sudan Central Doctors' Committee said the Bashayer University Hospital, in the south of Khartoum had been hit. | A report by Sudan Central Doctors' Committee said the Bashayer University Hospital, in the south of Khartoum had been hit. |
| A rail facility in the south of the city also appears to have been targeted, with satellite images from 16 April showing plumes of smoke around the site. | A rail facility in the south of the city also appears to have been targeted, with satellite images from 16 April showing plumes of smoke around the site. |
| Additional reporting by Daniele Palumbo, Joshua Cheetham, Tom Edgington, Richard Irvine-Brown and Mohanad Hashim | Additional reporting by Daniele Palumbo, Joshua Cheetham, Tom Edgington, Richard Irvine-Brown and Mohanad Hashim |
| Graphics by Erwan Rivault and Kate Gaynor | |
| We are continuing to investigate video out of Khartoum. | We are continuing to investigate video out of Khartoum. |
| Related Topics | Related Topics |
| Sudan | Sudan |
| Khartoum | Khartoum |