More than 120 killed by shelling near Sudan's capital

A gunman fires shots in the air as Sudanese people celebrate in Meroe in the country's Northern State on January 11, 2025, after the army announced entering key Al-Jazira state capital Wad Madani, held by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. [AFP]

Sudanese volunteer rescuers said shelling of an area of Omdurman, the capital of Khartoum's twin city just across the Nile River, killed more than 120 people.

The "random shelling" on Monday in western Omdurman resulted in the deaths of 120 civilians, said the Ombada Emergency Response Room, part of a network of volunteer rescuers across the war-torn country.