Tragic Attack Claims Lives in Wad Alnoura, Sudan
On Wednesday, local activists reported that a brutal assault by the Sudanese paramilitary group, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), resulted in the deaths of no fewer than 100 individuals in the village of Wad Alnoura, located in Gezira State.
Should these figures be confirmed, this incident marks yet another brutal chapter in the RSF’s ongoing campaign of violence against small villages throughout the agrarian region. This campaign intensified after the group seized control of Wad Madani, the state capital, back in December.
A telecommunications blackout hindered Reuters’ ability to immediately connect with medical personnel or local residents to confirm the horrific death toll.
The grassroots pro-democracy organization, the Wad Madani Resistance Committee, declared via social media late Wednesday, “Wad Alnoura experienced a travesty on Wednesday, with the RSF launching two assaults that resulted in up to 100 fatalities.”
As the evening progressed, the committee escalated its estimates, stating the death toll could be in the hundreds, and lamented that the Sudanese army had turned a deaf ear to pleas for assistance.
Since the onset of hostilities in April 2023, the RSF has clashed with the national army over unification disputes between the two factions, taking control of not only the capital, Khartoum, but also vast swathes of western Sudan.
Now, the RSF aims to expand its control toward the central regions, as United Nations agencies warn that the Sudanese populace faces an “imminent risk of famine.”
In an official statement on Wednesday, the RSF asserted that it had targeted military and allied militia installations around Wad Alnoura, but they notably disregarded reports of civilian casualties.
However, the Wad Madani Resistance Committee accused the RSF of deploying heavy artillery against civilians and exacerbating the crisis by looting. This violence has forced countless families, including women and children, to flee to the nearby town of Managil for safety.
In a harrowing image shared on social media, the stark reality of the situation was captured: numerous bodies lined up for burial in a public square, surrounded by grieving men.
“The residents of Wad Alnoura desperately called on the army to aid them, yet their plea fell on deaf ears,” the committee lamented.
The Transitional Sovereign Council, aligned with the army, condemned these acts of violence. “These actions are criminal and highlight the systematic nature of these militias’ assault on innocent civilians,” the statement declared.
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