Sudan: Air Strike Kills At Least 24 Civilians in North Kordofan, RSF Attack Leaves Nine Dead
[Dabanga] Bara / El Jamama -- At least 24 civilians, most of them women and children, were killed in an air strike on the village of Sharshar west of Bara in North Kordofan on Wednesday, according to local witnesses and rights groups. Hours later, a separate paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) attack on El Jamama left at least nine people dead and triggered a fresh wave of displacement.
Bara / El Jamama — At least 24 civilians, most of them women and children, were killed in an air strike on the village of Sharshar west of Bara in North Kordofan on Wednesday, according to local witnesses and rights groups. Hours later, a separate paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) attack on El Jamama left at least nine people dead and triggered a fresh wave of displacement.
Eyewitnesses told Radio Dabanga that Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) warplanes bombed the populated Sharshar area, causing heavy civilian casualties.
The Advocating for Darfur Victims organisation said the strike killed around 24 civilians and blamed the SAF, urging the UN Security Council to take immediate action to protect civilians. It also called on all parties to respect international humanitarian law and end the war.
