UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres addresses the media during a visit to the UN office in the capital Nairobi, Kenya on May 3, 2023. (PHOTO / AP)

UNITED NATIONS / KHARTOUM – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has condemned the airstrike in the Sudanese city of Omdurman near Khartoum, which reportedly killed at least 22 people, said his deputy spokesman on Saturday.

In a statement, Guterres offered his condolences to the victims' families in Saturday's attack and hoped for a speedy recovery to the dozens of injured people, said Farhan Haq, the deputy spokesman.

Guterres remained deeply concerned that the ongoing military conflict has pushed Sudan to the brink of a full-scale civil war, potentially destabilizing the entire region

The secretary-general is appalled by reports of large-scale violence and casualties across Darfur in western Sudan. He is also concerned about reports of renewed fighting in North Kordofan, South Kordofan and Blue Nile states.

There is an utter disregard for humanitarian and human rights law that is dangerous and disturbing, according to a statement.

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Guterres remained deeply concerned that the ongoing military conflict has pushed Sudan to the brink of a full-scale civil war, potentially destabilizing the entire region. He reiterated his call for the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces to cease fighting and urged both to abide by their obligations under the international humanitarian and human rights law to protect civilians.

The United Nations would continue to push for international efforts under the African Union to end the conflict, the statement added.

According to Khartoum State's Health Ministry, the air strike in Dar al-Salam al-Amriya area, west of Omdurman, at dawn on Saturday killed 22 people and left a large number of others wounded.

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The Sudanese Army has not yet commented on the incident. The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces condemned in a statement what it called "the systematic bombing by planes" on Saturday morning on citizens in a number of residential neighborhoods west of Omdurman.