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Eid al-Adha attack
A force affiliated with the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) killed at least 27 people, including elderly residents, in villages in the al-Murrah area west of Barah in Sudan’s North Kordofan state during the second day of Eid al-Adha.
“a new crime targeting unarmed civilians in areas with no military presence”
The Los Angeles Times said Sudan Doctors Network blamed RSF-linked fighters for the attack on Thursday in al-Murrah villages and described the area as one it said lacked any military presence.
Al Jazeera reported the Sudan Doctors Network described the assault as “a new crime targeting unarmed civilians in areas with no military presence” and said it took place on Thursday.
The Media Line similarly said the Sudan Doctors Network accused RSF of killing 27 civilians, including elderly people, during attacks on villages in North Kordofan on Thursday.
Accusations and condemnation
In a statement posted on Facebook, the Sudan Doctors Network said “targeting villages and civilian areas and executing citizens in such a brutal manner constitutes a flagrant violation of international humanitarian law and all norms and conventions that prohibit attacks on civilians”.
The Sudan Doctors Network also called on the “international community and human rights and humanitarian organizations to condemn these violations and act urgently to protect civilians and stop the repeated attacks on residential areas”.
An Anadolu Ajansı report said RSF commander Mohamed Hamdan Dogolo, known as Hemedti, accused Sudan’s transition council chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan of bombing civilians and called him “d'islamiste radical”.
In the same Anadolu Ajansı account, Dogolo said Hemedti accused the Sudanese army of “lancer une campagne brutale contre des innocents en les bombardant avec des avions MiG” and promised to pursue al-Burhan and translate him to justice.
Wider war stakes
The Los Angeles Times said the attack underscored RSF’s tightening hold over resource-rich Darfur and Kordofan and described it as part of a worsening humanitarian crisis engulfing civilians.
“killed at least 59,000 people, displaced some 13 million”
It added that the conflict has killed at least 59,000 people, displaced some 13 million, and pushed many parts of the country into famine, while more than 30 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance.
Al Jazeera said the attacks come as more than 40 percent of Sudan’s population faces acute hunger, and it cited an Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) report released on Thursday saying nearly 19.5 million people across the country are facing severe food insecurity.
Al-Jazeera Net’s program episode dated 2026/5/29 said the attacks continued “despite efforts to end the war” and linked them to a political dialogue initiative launched by the Chairman of the Sovereignty Council عبد الفتاح البرهان that excludes the Rapid Support Forces.