Clashes in southern Sudan leave at least 21 dead, medical group says
Clashes in southern Sudan have resulted in at least 21 deaths, including women and children, according to a doctors' group. The Sudan Doctors Network reported that the rebel group Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North, led by Abdel Aziz al-Hilu, launched an attack on Thursday in Debi and Luweri in the town of Kauda, South Kordofan.
Al-Hilu has collaborated with the Sudanese paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, who have been fighting the Sudanese military since 2023. The war has claimed the lives of over 59,000 people, displaced 13 million, and led parts of the country into famine. Despite a ceasefire agreement last month, the attack was part of ongoing clashes between the SPLM-N and the Otoro tribe, a minority group in the Nuba Mountains.
Between Aug. 20 and 26, al-Hilu's forces targeted 10 Otoro villages, displacing hundreds of civilians. The group's Sudan analyst, Ali Mahmoud Ali, warned that the latest clashes could escalate the conflict and exacerbate divisions in South Kordofan, where communities are already struggling with a dire humanitarian situation.
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