Tensions escalated in Sudan as political and armed groups condemned General al-Burhan’s army (SAF) for executing civilians in the Bahri district, north of Khartoum, accusing them of collaborating with the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
A video widely circulated on social media shows individuals, some in army uniforms and others in civilian attire, executing a group of young men in Al-Halfaya, a neighborhood recently recaptured by the SAF during its ongoing operations.
Over 70 young volunteers providing humanitarian aid at community kitchens in the Halfaya suburb of Khartoum Bahri were executed by SAF forces aligned with the Islamic Movement jihadists, RSF said.
The National Umma Party decried the incident as a “heinous crime,” urging the military to uphold international humanitarian law and demanding accountability.
The party called the killings a “dark stain” on the military, whose role is to safeguard civilians.
Similarly, the Beja Congress Party pointed fingers at the “Al-Baraa bin Malik” battalion, known to fight alongside the army, labeling the executions as “barbaric” and pushing for an international investigation into the events.
Bakry Eljack, spokesperson for the Coordination of Civilian Democratic Forces (Tagadum), emphasized the need for legal action, criticizing the lack of previous investigations into similar atrocities.
“This is a blatant war crime, and justice will eventually prevail over all those involved,” Eljack stated, urging both the army and RSF to stop targeting civilians.
Suleiman Sandal, a representative from the Justice and Equality Movement, echoed these concerns, describing the killings as racially motivated extrajudicial executions. He condemned the lack of due process for the victims.
The alleged executions follow a significant SAF offensive on September 26, aimed at regaining territory from the RSF in Bahri, as fighting between the two forces intensifies.
