A drone attack on an open market in south of Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, killed at least 43 people yesterday amid the military and rival paramilitary group battle for control of the country. The Sudan Doctors’ Union said in a statement that more than 55 others were wounded in the attack where paramilitary forces battling the military, were heavily deployed. The casualties were taken to Bashair University Hospital.

Sudanese soldiers from the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) stand on their vehicle during a military-backed rally in Mayo district, south of Khartoum, Sudan. Sudan has been rocked by violence since mid-April, when tensions between the country’s military, led by General Abdel Fattah Burhan, and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), commanded by General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, burst into open fighting.

The RSF blamed the military’s air force for Sunday’s attack, though it was not immediately possible to independently verify the claim. The military, meanwhile, said that it didn’t target civilians and described the RSF accusations as false and misleading claims.