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Watch.. Satellite images reveal the extent of the destruction at Khartoum Airport as a result of the clashes between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces

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Recent satellite images, taken by the American company Maxar, revealed the extent of the damage to Khartoum International Airport in the wake of the clashes between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces, as columns of smoke appear rising from civilian planes parked on the airport runway, along with another image showing the burning and damage of the Ministry of Defense building. The General Command building, the train station, and other manifestations of destruction in the Sudanese capital.

In one of the pictures, two planes are shown on fire at Khartoum International Airport.

Satellite image shows burning IL-76 candid airplanes at Khartoum International Airport in Khartoum, Sudan April 16, 2023, in this handout image. Courtesy of Maxar Technologies/Handout via REUTERS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. MANDATORY CREDIT. MUST NO OBSCURE LOGO
A satellite image clearly shows that at least two planes caught fire at Khartoum International Airport (Reuters)

The pictures showed flames rising from the burning planes to great distances over the capital, Khartoum

Satellite image shows smoke and an overview of Khartoum International Airport in Khartoum, Sudan April 16, 2023, in this handout image. Courtesy of Maxar Technologies/Handout via REUTERS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. MANDATORY CREDIT. MUST NO OBSCURE LOGO
Columns of smoke from burning planes spread far over Khartoum (Reuters)

Pictures also showed burning and damage to the building of the General Command of the Sudanese Armed Forces, and the building of the Presidency of the Security Service catching fire.

Satellite image shows burned and damaged General Command of the Sudanese Armed Forces headquarters building in Khartoum, Sudan April 16, 2023, in this handout image. Courtesy of Maxar Technologies/Handout via REUTERS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. MANDATORY CREDIT. MUST NO OBSCURE LOGO
A satellite image shows the burning and damage to the General Command of the Sudanese Armed Forces in Khartoum (Reuters)

The satellites also monitored scenes of the destruction of bridges and the train station.

Smoke rising from a Khartoum railway site (Reuters)

Other pictures revealed smoke rising from the Ministry of Defense building and other buildings burning in the capital, Khartoum.

Satellite image shows a burning Ministry of Defense building and other damage in Khartoum, Sudan April 16, 2023, in this handout image. Courtesy of Maxar Technologies/Handout via REUTERS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. MANDATORY CREDIT. MUST NO OBSCURE LOGO
A satellite image reveals the burning of the Ministry of Defense building in Khartoum (Reuters)

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