More than 100 innocent citizens died in an attack near Khartoum in Sudan

At least 120 people have been killed by random gunfire in Sudan’s Omdurman Dar-Salaam area across the Nile River from the capital Khartoum, the country’s volunteer network reported.

Ombada’s emergency response unit said the death toll was provisional and indicated that the number of casualties could rise.

Rescuers say medical supplies are running low as health workers struggle to treat more people injured in the bombings.

Sudan’s civil war, now 21 months old, has killed tens of thousands, displaced more than 12 million and pushed the country to the brink of famine, which the United Nations has described as one of the world’s worst humanitarian disasters.

The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) was launched last year after the fall of the army’s leadership and military over the country’s future.

Ombad’s emergency response unit did not say who was behind the attack in Omdurman.

Volunteers and emergency response teams face challenges in accessing certain areas due to the ongoing conflict.

Much of Omdurman is under military control, while the RSF holds the capital and parts of the greater Khartoum area.

In the past few weeks, the army has stepped up its offensive in Omdurman, aiming to regain control. The army is said to have captured three positions and seized the remaining weapons from the small forces.

RSF fighters are being pushed back from positions in two neighborhoods. Residents living on both sides of the Nile would cross the river and shoot, bombing and shelling homes and civilians regularly.

“The area has been devastated by prolonged fighting,” said Ombada’s emergency response unit.

Both sides have been accused of targeting civilians, including health workers, and indiscriminate firing on residential areas.

The recent clashes have forced emergency response units supporting local communities to close several health centers, affecting medical services for thousands of residents.