Sudanese medical group accuses paramilitary force of killing 27 in attack targeting civilians
The network said the attack hit villages with no military presence and worsened Sudan’s war toll, which has killed at least 59,000 people.
- On Thursday, forces affiliated with the Rapid Support Forces killed 27 civilians, including elderly residents, in the Al-Murrah area of North Kordofan during the second day of Eid al-Adha.
- Sudan has been engulfed in a full-scale civil war since April 2023, when tensions between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces escalated, making Kordofan a major epicenter.
- A report released Thursday by the United Nations-backed Integrated Food Security Phase Classification found nearly 19.5 million people face severe food insecurity, with more than 40 percent of the population facing acute hunger.
- Describing the violence as a 'flagrant violation of international humanitarian law,' the Sudan Doctors Network warned that continued attacks significantly worsen the ongoing humanitarian crisis.
- Urging action, the Network called on the international community to condemn violations and pressure the Rapid Support Forces leadership to end all attacks on residential areas.
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Sudanese Paramilitary Forces Accused of Civilian Massacre During Eid
A Sudanese medical group has accused paramilitary forces of killing 27 civilians during an Eid al-Adha attack in the Kordofan region. The attack comes amidst ongoing conflict in Sudan between the army and the Rapid Support Forces, exacerbating already dire humanitarian conditions.
27 killed, including elderly, by RSF attack in Sudan’s Kordofan
The Sudan Doctors Network announced on Friday that 27 people, including elderly residents, were killed in an attack by the "Rapid Support Forces" on villages in the Al-Marra area, west of the city of Bara in Sudan's North Kordofan state, during the second day of Eid al-Adha. The network said in a statement that the "Rapid Support Forces" targeted several villages in the area, leading to the deaths of 27 civilians, noting that the area did not ha…
Twenty-seven people died in Sudan in an attack by forces affiliated with the paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces (RSF) against civilians, in an area free of military presence during a Muslim holiday, denounced an NGO today.
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