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The bombing of a hospital in Omdurman targeted a floor where Al-Bashir resides

The lawyer of the former Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir revealed that the bombing, which took place for a long time Alia Hospital in Omdurman The floor where Al-Bashir and two senior officials of his former regime reside was targeted.

Lawyer Hashem Abu Bakr Al-Jaali added yesterday, Sunday, that Al-Bashir and the other officials, Bakri Hassan Salih and Abdel-Rahim Muhammad Hussein, were not harmed by the bombing, according to what was reported by the “Sudan Tribune” newspaper.

Earlier today, the Sudanese Doctors Syndicate announced that Alia Hospital was bombed, causing damage.

The Sudanese army said that the Rapid Support Forces bombed on Saturday the emergency and casualty complex at the Medical Weapon Hospital in Omdurman, killing five patients and injuring 22, most of them civilians.

The army added in a statement that targeting the hospital with drones was a continuation of its “approach to violating international humanitarian law and all norms of war.”

Fighting broke out

Sudan slipped into the abyss of fighting between the army and the Rapid Support Forces on April 15. The two sides reached several ceasefire agreements mediated by Saudi Arabia, but the negotiations that took place in Jeddah were suspended last month after the two parties to the conflict exchanged accusations of violating the armistice.

It is noteworthy that Al-Bashir, who is on trial for charges related to his rule and his responsibility for the “military coup” in 1989, was transferred several months ago to the hospital based on medical reports indicating his need for health care.

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