According to the Mashad Observatory for Human Rights, the latest massacre by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) resulted in 23 civilian deaths and numerous injuries in Al-Rahad, North Kordofan. The NGO "Sudanese Doctor Network" also condemned this crime, labelling it an unjustified attack on defenceless civilians from the village of Fangouga and those travelling on the main road to the local market in Um Simaima.
North Kordofan has long been a major battleground between the RSF and the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF). In May 2024, the RSF, led by General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo (also known as Hemetti), took control of major towns and villages in North Kordofan, including Um Rawaba. However, the RSF's advance and SAF's counterattacks have caused internal displacement, destruction of food stores and crops, killing of livestock, theft, and seizure of the few available civilian transport means.
Meanwhile, clashes continue unabated in the Darfur region, where the SAF is blamed for recent explosive attacks in Nyala, El Daein, El Geneina, and Al-Naseem in West Darfur.
These events add to the numerous crimes against the Sudanese civilian population, caught in the ongoing conflict between the RSF and the SAF since April 2023, with no sign of a ceasefire.
Diplomatic efforts, mainly by East African states, the African Union, Egypt, the USA, and the UAE, have been in vain, leading to continued and intensified attacks across Sudanese cities and provinces. With international actors focused on other global crises, the situation in Sudan is spiraling into sexual violence, hunger, poverty, and displacement, further endangering civilians already targeted by both militia and regular army forces.
To read more, please visit:
- https://www.albawaba.com/news/23-people-killed-rsf-attack-north-1577156
- https://www.dabangasudan.org/en/all-news/article/us-envoy-to-sudan-denounces-deadly-north-kordofan-rsf-attack
- https://www.dabangasudan.org/en/all-news/article/rsf-allied-bandits-plunder-trucks-on-north-kordofan-roads
- https://reliefweb.int/report/sudan/saf-rsf-battles-rage-unabated-across-sudan
- https://reliefweb.int/report/sudan/war-people-human-cost-conflict-and-violence-sudan-enar
