Dozens killed in RSF attack on a village in Sudan

At least 50 people have been killed in an attack by Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), who surrounded and raided villages in Sudan's al-Jazira state.

The conflict in Sudan, which has been ongoing since April 2023, has killed thousands of people. (Source: Arab News)

At least 50 people have been killed in an attack by Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), who have surrounded and raided villages in Sudan's al-Jazira state, activists say.

The RSF, which has been fighting Sudan's regular army since April 2023, has in recent days increased violence against civilians in al-Jazira state, south of the capital Khartoum, after its commander in the state defected to the rival side.

In a statement late on October 25, the Hasaheisa Resistance Committee, one of hundreds of volunteer groups coordinating aid in Sudan, said: “The villages of al-Sariha and Azraq have been under attack since the morning of October 25.”

In al-Sariha alone, the attack killed 50 people and injured more than 200 others. The statement stressed that it was “completely impossible to evacuate the wounded from the village due to shelling and sniper fire” from the RSF.

With communications almost completely cut off, it is difficult to get an accurate death toll. The resistance committee said the nearby village of Azraq was under a complete siege, suffering similar attacks as al-Sariha, but did not provide a casualty figure.

On October 25, the Sudanese Doctors Federation called on the United Nations (UN) to put pressure on ensuring safe humanitarian corridors to villages "facing genocide at the hands of RSF".

Rescue operations have become impossible and the military is unable to protect civilians, the organization added. According to medical sources in some villages, almost all medical facilities capable of handling emergency cases have been forced to close.

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