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Projectile event in Sudan on Sat 17th August 2024

17th August 2024

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On Saturday morning, the Sudanese army's warplanes launched airstrikes on the Abu Hamira area in Umm Kadada is located 168 km east of El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur. Eyewitnesses told Darfur 24 that two Sukhoi aircraft launched airstrikes on the area located 30 km south of Umm Kadada and fired two shells in the vicinity of a water station in the Talis area without causing any loss of life or property, causing panic and fear among citizens.

The Central Reserve Forces stationed in the Abu Hamira area have withdrawn since the fighting between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces began last year, and there are no military targets in the area, according to residents.

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