Sudanese Medical Group Accuses Rebel Group of Killing 27 in South Kordofan

The Sudan Doctors Network has accused the Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N), an ally of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), of killing 27 people, including four children, in Sudan's South Kordofan state. The ethnically motivated attacks have triggered a large wave of displacement toward the Abu Hitan area and Kadugli. The medical group warned that targeting unarmed civilians violates international humanitarian law and risks escalating the regional violence into a broader ethnic conflict. The SPLM-N has not yet responded to the allegations.

// Background

Sudan has been embroiled in a civil war between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) since April 2023, resulting in tens of thousands of deaths and displacing approximately 13 million people. Since October, the Kordofan region (South, North, and West Kordofan) has experienced intense clashes involving the army against the RSF and its ally, the SPLM-N.

// Key Developments

• Twenty-seven people, including four children, were killed in attacks in South Kordofan, Sudan.
• The Sudan Doctors Network accused the SPLM-N, an ally of the RSF, of carrying out the ethnically motivated attacks.
• The violence has caused a significant wave of displacement toward Abu Hitan and Kadugli.
• The medical group warned the attacks could escalate the regional clash into a wider ethnic conflict.