At least five killed in Sudan’s South Kordofan in attack by rebel group
At least five people, including a child, have been killed and several others injured after a Sudanese rebel group attacked residential areas in the South Kordofan province, according to a medical organisation.
At least five individuals, including a child, lost their lives and numerous others sustained injuries following an artillery strike by the Sudanese rebel group, the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N), in residential zones of South Kordofan province. The Sudan Doctors Network, a medical organization, reported the attack, accusing the SPLM-N of breaching international humanitarian law by targeting civilian areas.
The organization urged the international community to intervene and pressure the SPLM-N leadership to halt attacks on civilians and residential regions.
In a separate statement, the medical group disclosed that SPLM-N forces had launched an assault on Debi and Luweri areas near Kauda on Thursday, resulting in over 21 fatalities, comprising women and children. The Otoro tribe, a minority population in the Nuba Mountains, was specifically targeted in these attacks. This latest violence follows clashes this year sparked by land disputes, intensifying ethnic tensions within Sudan's ongoing civil war between the Sudanese army and the RSF.
Notably, the conflict persists despite a ceasefire proposal supported by the RSF last month, which Al-Hilu, the SPLM-N leader, did not adhere to. Instead, his forces initiated attacks on at least ten Otoro villages, displacing thousands of civilians between August 20 and 26.
The situation is further exacerbated by warnings from a UN-backed independent fact-finding mission, which reported on Thursday that foreign involvement, encompassing external supply networks, foreign personnel, and military drones, is fueling the conflict and intensifying violence against civilians across Sudan. Since the outbreak of hostilities between the Sudanese military and the RSF in April 2023, the war has claimed tens of thousands of lives, displaced approximately 13 million people, and thrust parts of the country into famine.
According to the World Health Organization, nearly 34 million individuals, constituting roughly two-thirds of Sudan's population, presently require immediate humanitarian aid.
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