High-ranking military commander in Sudan army killed in Nyala

WORLD, Aug 22 (YPA) – A high-ranking military commander in the Sudan’s army has been killed during fights in the city of Nyala in Sudan, the country’s army said on Monday.

In the statement, The Sudan’s army mourned the death of Maj-Gen Yasser Fadlallah, commander of the 16th Infantry Division in Nyala, South Darfur.

According to the statement, he was killed in Nyala on Monday while “carrying out his holy duty to defend the nation.”

The statement gave no more details, but the army and the Rapid Support Forces ( RSF) have been fighting in Nyala in recent days.

E.M