RSF’s Khartoum attacks kill 50 – Rescuers

Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) killed at least 50 people in Khartoum during the past week, rescuers said Wednesday, as fighting with the army for control of the capital intensifies. “Khartoum is experiencing tragic conditions, with citizens in multiple areas facing widespread violations by the RSF and allied militias,” the Khartoum Emergency Response Room, […]

Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) killed at least 50 people in Khartoum during the past week, rescuers said Wednesday, as fighting with the army for control of the capital intensifies.

“Khartoum is experiencing tragic conditions, with citizens in multiple areas facing widespread violations by the RSF and allied militias,” the Khartoum Emergency Response Room, part of a network of volunteers coordinating aid across Sudan, said in a statement.

The group said about 70 people, including 12 volunteers, had been abducted during the past week, and that forced displacement had sharply increased in the capital’s centre, south and east.

Cases of sexual violence had also been reported, though the exact numbers remained unclear due to fear and social stigma, the group said.

Malnutrition, it added, had reached “dangerous” levels, leaving seven children dead since the start of March.

The United Nations children’s agency, UNICEF, says about 3.2 million children are expected to face malnutrition in Sudan this year.

Famine has been declared in three displacement camps in the western region of Darfur as well as parts of the Nuba mountains in the south, according to a UN-backed assessment.

The war between the RSF and the army, which began in April 2023, has escalated in recent months, with the army seeking to reclaim territory in Khartoum and beyond.