Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on Thursday said Sudan military carried out bombings on several residential neighborhoods in South Darfur’s Nyala, killing and injuring dozens of civilians.
RSF said these “barbaric actions” reveal the level of desperation and frustration in the armed forces due to successive defeats they have suffered at the hands of RSF.
The group called on all international and regional actors and organizations to condemn and document the “crimes committed against civilians” by the military.
“We assure the masses of our people that we are continuing on the path of struggle to rid our country from the grip of extremist terrorists and build Sudan on new and just foundations that achieve security, stability, and lasting and comprehensive peacem,” RSF said.
Sudan has since April 15, 2023 been plunged into a civil war pitting army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan against RSF Commander Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo.
The conflict has resulted in a devastating toll, with over 12,190 casualties and the displacement of more than seven million people, according to estimates by the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project and UN figures, respectively.
Mediation efforts have faced significant obstacles due to deep-seated animosity between the rival factions. Despite Burhan’s administration continuing to issue statements as Sudan’s government, Dagalo’s Rapid Support Forces assert control over Khartoum’s streets, Darfur, and a substantial part of Al-Jazira, once Sudan’s vital agricultural region.
