Over 100 Civilians Killed by Paramilitary Attack, Medical Group Reports

According to the Sudan Doctors Network, an egregious assault by the Rapid Support Forces resulted in the deaths of more than 21 children on Thursday in a leap of brutality amid the ongoing civil war in Sudan.

Abdalrahman Altayeb provided coverage from Port Sudan, a coastal city by the Red Sea, where the event unfolded.

In a violent episode attributed to paramilitary entities, more than 100 civilian lives were lost in an assault on a southern Sudanese town last Thursday. This was reported by a coalition of doctors marking another grim development in the nation's internal conflict.

Thursday saw communications with the town of Nahud almost entirely severed, hindering independent confirmation of these reports. Meanwhile, varying reports emerged; a Saudi news outlet, Al Hadath, cited 230 fatalities, whereas Al Jazeera reported 19 deaths with 37 injured.

The Rapid Support Forces, a paramilitary faction, asserted their offensive against Nahud—a site strategically held by the Sudanese army. This location links to territories under Darfur, now a locus dominated by the paramilitary forces.

Volker Türk, the High Commissioner for Human Rights at the U.N., indicated that over 542 civilians have lost their lives in the last three weeks, although the true number may be far greater.

"The extent of the tragedy unfolding in Sudan is limitless," he stated concerning the ongoing war, expressing heightened concern due to the ominous forewarning of more bloodshed by the Rapid Support Forces as future confrontations loom.

The Sudanese military managed to dislodge fighters from the Rapid Support Forces in March, yet the paramilitary group has operated freely within its territories since, pushing hard to gain control over all of Darfur.