Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces kill at least 200 people in latest string of attacks

The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group has killed at least 200 people in their latest string of attacks across western Sudan, the Sudanese Doctors Network announced on Saturday.

According to the network, the RSF attacked civilians in various areas, including in Ambro, Sarba, and Abu Qumra.

In a press statement, the network cited "testimonies from survivors who arrived at displacement camps in the Tina region of Chad", adding that they saw over 200 people being killed.

"These crimes have caused widespread waves of displacement towards the state of Chad, with people trying to escape the armed attacks," the network noted, adding that people are living in dire conditions, with very limited access to vital resources such as food and water.

According to the network, which urged the international community to put an "immediate halt to the attacks to stop the displacement", said the attacks will continue to push civilians towards Chad.

The organisation also called for "safe and unrestricted humanitarian access for medical relief and aid".

There has been no immediate comment from the RSF; however, the latest attacks come amid intensified violence in North Darfur.

The Joint Force of Armed Movements, which is affiliated with the Sudanese army, announced days earlier that they had repelled attacks by the RSF in several parts of North Darfur.

The joint force also said that since the start of the escalation early last week, RSF fighters have burned villages, looted livestock, raided civilian property, and launched many attacks.

Sudan has been embroiled in a brutal war since 2023, when clashes between the army and the RSF broke out in April. The war has displaced nearly 12 million people, while tens of thousands of others have been killed, with the violence triggering one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises.

The RSF now controls all five states of the Darfur region, except for some northern areas of North Darfur that are still under army control.