A Sudanese military aircraft crashed in a residential area on the outskirts of Khartoum, killing several military officers and civilians on the ground. The crash occurred late Tuesday during takeoff from the Wadi Seidna military airport in northern Omdurman, a part of greater Khartoum. According to military sources cited by Reuters, more than 20 people lost their lives, with the crash likely caused by technical failure.
Among the dead was Major-General Bahr Ahmed, a senior commander in Khartoum, sources said. The Sudanese military, which has been engaged in a war with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) since April 2023, confirmed in a statement that both military personnel and civilians were killed, though it did not disclose further details.
“The injured have been taken to the hospital, and firefighting teams managed to contain the blaze at the crash site,” the statement read.
Residents of northern Omdurman reported hearing a loud explosion, with the impact damaging several homes and causing power outages in surrounding neighborhoods. The Karari Resistance Committee, a volunteer network coordinating aid in Sudan, reported that 10 bodies and several injured victims were taken to al-Nao Hospital in Omdurman, according to an AFP report.
