Rhino: Follow-up – The city of Abu Jibeha in South Kordofan State witnessed violent clashes between an army unit affiliated with the “Lions of the Mountain Den” mobile brigade and members of the Joint Forces, resulting in deaths and injuries among both military personnel and civilians, amid a state of tension and anxiety among the city’s residents.

The clashes led to the deaths of two army personnel and left another soldier wounded, while the effects of the confrontations spread to residential neighborhoods due to stray bullets, causing injuries among civilians, according to local sources from the area in press statements.

The sources reported that a woman was killed and several civilians sustained injuries of varying severity as a result of the gunfire; the injured were transported to medical facilities for treatment, amid local fears that tensions could flare up again if urgent measures are not taken to contain the situation.