Atbara Explosion Exposes Hidden Truth: Secret Chemical Bomb Manufacturing Warehouse Used by Port Sudan Authorities in Combat Uncovered

Atbara Explosion Exposes Hidden Truth: Secret Chemical Bomb Manufacturing Warehouse Used by Port Sudan Authorities in Combat Uncovered

Al-Watan TV – Atbara

In a major scandal exposing the involvement of the Port Sudan authorities and militias of the former regime in possessing and manufacturing internationally banned weapons of mass destruction, informed Sudanese sources revealed that the recent limited explosion in the Wadi Al-Himar area of Atbara, northern Sudan, uncovered a new secret site storing large quantities of toxic chemical substances. These materials were being processed and packed into bombs and munitions for use in ongoing military operations.

The sources clarified that the Atbara explosion was not merely a technical incident, but rather conclusive physical evidence proving that the Port Sudan authorities maintain active stockpiles of chemical weapons and are determined to develop and deploy them on the battlefield—in flagrant defiance of international conventions and a deliberate exacerbation of the Sudanese people’s humanitarian and environmental suffering.

This development reinforces a documented dark record of chemical weapons use during the conflict. Previous international and human rights reports, along with testimonies from medical personnel, documented the deployment of barrels and shells loaded with industrial chlorine gas and toxic agents by former-regime forces across several fronts—including the capital, Khartoum (Khartoum North, East Nile, and the vicinity of the Al-Jaili Refinery), as well as parts of the Darfur and Kordofan regions—causing severe suffocation, chemical burns, and critical respiratory injuries among civilians.

Furthermore, the repeated refusal by the Port Sudan authorities to allow international fact-finding missions and inspectors from the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) access to conduct inspections demonstrates desperate attempts to conceal physical evidence. It also underscores their continued stockpiling of chlorine and manufacturing of chemical bombs within territories under their control in preparation for renewed deployment—evidenced by monitored movements transporting shipments of these munitions and rocket launchers toward active battlefronts, including the city of Ad-Damazin in the Blue Nile region.

Observers speaking to Al-Watan TV noted that the Wadi Al-Himar explosion in Atbara dismantles all attempts at denial and disinformation orchestrated by former-regime media outlets. They emphasized that the incident reveals the grave, imminent threat posed to civilian lives and the environment by turning cities and populated areas into laboratories and depots for banned weapons, renewing calls for urgent international intervention and the activation of accountability mechanisms against the perpetrators of these crimes.