Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces on Saturday accused General al-Burhan’s forces (SAF) and extremist groups linked to the Islamic Movement for the deaths of thousands of civilians.
SAF and its allies have intensified their attacks across Darfur, Khartoum, Gezira, and White Nile, killing thousands and resulting in destruction of homes, public facilities, hospitals, and places of worship, RSF said.
RSF said SAF and its allies continue to commit crimes on racial and tribal grounds and have escalated their acts of violence, carrying out numerous racially motivated arrests and executions.
On Thursday, the SAF, its allied extremist militias, and Military Intelligence conducted a significant criminal operation in Gedaref State, more than 100 individuals were detained under dubious claims, with some facing extrajudicial killings, RSF added.
“This wave of violence follows the recent massacre in Village 32 in Um Al-Qura in Gezira State, where 50 citizens were slain by the SAF and its allied Islamic Movement brigades on ethnic and tribal grounds. The victims, primarily from Darfur and Kordofan, exemplify the ongoing ethnic cleansing.”
“We stand firm in our commitment to monitor and expose the systematic abuses, false accusations, and disgraceful trials facilitated by corrupt judges subservient to the terrorist Islamic Movement. We urge human rights organizations and all relevant entities to condemn these atrocious crimes against humanity, RSF said.”
Sudan has been mired by fighting between the army, led by Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, who is the head of the ruling Sovereign Council, and the RSF.
At least 13,900 people have been killed and more than eight million displaced in the conflict that started in April 2023, according to UN figures.
Several cease-fire agreements brokered by Saudi Arabia and US mediators have failed to end the violence.
