Scores Killed in Sudan After RSF Raids North Kordofan Communities
The death toll from an attack on villages in North Kordofan by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has risen to 58, according to local authorities.
The Sudan Doctors Network said the villages contained no military presence and described the attack as a flagrant violation of international humanitarian law. Sudan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the National Umma Party - one of the largest political parties in the country - have condemned the assault, saying it is part of a broader pattern of violence, looting, and intimidation targeting local communities.
Meanwhile, the Sudan Founding Alliance and other stakeholders have condemned a drone strike on two civilian vehicles traveling in West Kordofan. The attack killed ten civilians, including women and children.
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Mohammed Hamdan 'Hemedti' Dagalo, El Basha Tebeig, the advisor to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) commander, has threatened what he described as a "decisive action" regarding the flow of oil if attacks by drones continue. The warning follows a series of Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) drone strikes on towns in South Kordofan, East Darfur, and West Kordofan.
They reportedly caused deaths and injuries
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The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has said that drone strikes in Sudan "accounted for at least 880 civilian deaths, more than 80% of all conflict-related civilian deaths" in the first four months of 2026.
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk condemned the rising use of these
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An artillery attack by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has killed at least nine people and left dozens more injured in the South Kordofan town of Dilling. In a statement, the Sudan Doctors Network confirmed that the shelling targeted a school district and a busy marketplace.
The network condemned the attack on civilian infrastructure, saying it constitutes a flagrant violation of international
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Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called on the UN Security Council to immediately endorse the deployment of a civilian protection mission and expand the UN arms embargo from Darfur to the entirety of Sudan.
The call follows the release of a damning report by a UN fact-finding mission, which accuses the paramilitary Rapid Support
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A map showing the location of North Kordofan in Sudan.
