Khartoum: The Forensic Medicine Authority in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, announced on Saturday that 3,800 bodies had been transported from homes and public spaces in the city and buried in cemeteries, according to statistics since the outbreak of the war in April 2023.
Hisham Zain Al-Abidin, head of the authority in Khartoum State, said: “The Forensic Medicine Authority, in cooperation with partners, undertook the transfer and burial of 3,800 bodies in various cemeteries.”
He explained that the transfer and burial process took place “during the period of war and during the announcement that Khartoum was free of the rebel militia (Rapid Support Forces),” according to the official Sudan News Agency (SUNA).
The head of the authority indicated that this was carried out “after receiving reports of bodies found in homes, inside public squares in residential neighborhoods, and in health institutions, ministries, and universities.”
On May 20, the Sudanese army announced its full control over the city of Khartoum and the expulsion of the Rapid Support Forces after intense battles.
Since the outbreak of war in the Sudanese capital in April 2023, residents have resorted to burying their dead inside or in front of their homes, in school and university yards, or in the streets and public squares of Khartoum, as dictated by the realities of the fighting.
Since mid-April 2023, the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces have been engaged in a war that has resulted in the deaths of more than 20,000 people and the displacement and refuge of about 15 million, according to the United Nations and local authorities. Meanwhile, a study prepared by American universities estimated the death toll at around 130,000.
(Anadolu Agency)
