RSF and Abdulaziz El Hilu's Popular Movement Shelling Kills Seven Civilians, Including Child, in Dilling
Key Takeaways
- Rapid Support Forces and Abdulaziz El Hilu's Popular Movement launched artillery shelling in Dilling.
- Shelling killed seven civilians, including one child.
- Thirteen people were injured, including three women; residential neighborhoods were targeted.
Casualties in Dilling shelling
Artillery shelling by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Popular Movement led by Abdulaziz El Hilu struck Dilling, killing seven people including a child and injuring 13 others, including three women, according to the Sudan Doctors Network report cited by Radio Dabanga.
“The Sudan Doctors Network says that seven people, including a child, were killed and 13 others, including three women injured as a result of new artillery shelling launched by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Popular Movement led by Abdulaziz El Hilu on Tuesday”
The network said the strikes were launched on Tuesday and underlined that the attacks targeted residential neighbourhoods, triggering civilian casualties and panic among residents.
Radio Dabanga noted these strikes followed earlier shelling last week that had already killed at least nine people.
Residential neighbourhoods targeted
The Sudan Doctors Network and Radio Dabanga emphasised that the artillery strikes were aimed at residential areas, producing both immediate human losses and widespread fear among civilians in Dilling.
Witnesses and medical monitors described the shelling as a direct attack on populated neighbourhoods, with the network stressing that continued targeting of such areas reflects the severity of suffering in conflict zones and the effects of deliberate military escalation.
Government condemnation and law
Sudan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs formally condemned the RSF’s actions and the use of drones and other means that, the ministry said, targeted cities including Obeid, Kosti and Dilling.
“The Sudan Doctors Network says that seven people, including a child, were killed and 13 others, including three women injured as a result of new artillery shelling launched by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Popular Movement led by Abdulaziz El Hilu on Tuesday”
The ministry framed the attacks as a dangerous escalation that fits a recurring pattern of crimes targeting civilians and critical infrastructure, calling them grave violations of international humanitarian law and demanding accountability under international law.
Wider escalation and accountability
The reporting places this incident in the context of escalating clashes across multiple towns, with Radio Dabanga noting recent attacks had hit El Fasher and other areas, and that prior shelling the previous week had already caused significant civilian deaths.
The Sudan Doctors Network and the Foreign Ministry’s statements together underline calls for accountability and suggest the strikes form part of a broader campaign of violence affecting several Sudanese cities.
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