Khartoum [Sudan], October 27: Dozens of civilians have been killed and thousands displaced in Sudan's Gezira state, aid groups said, after several days of attacks by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which has been battling the army for more than a year.
A union of doctors and a youth group said the RSF attacked several villages and towns in the east-central state of Gezira, looting and vandalising public and private properties, and leaving dozens dead, The Associated Press news agency reported on Saturday.
RSF attacks in al-Sireha, a village in Gezira state, continued for three days, with 50 people killed in one day alone, according to aid groups that have been tracking the deaths and publishing the list, seen by Al Jazeera.
A network of activists from the area told the AFP news agency that the death toll from Friday's attack was at least 50, while the Sudan News (sudanakhbar) website reported that as many as 124 people have been killed and 200 wounded so far. Fighting erupted on April 15, 2023, as a result of a power struggle between the RSF led by Mohamed Hamdan "Hemedti" Dagalo and army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan. (Agencies)
Source: Qatar Tribune