Over 45 killed in RSF attack in western Sudan, local organisations say
The Sudanese Doctors Network said on X that the RSF carried out "mass executions" of 48 people from the Al-Malha area, while 63 others were injured during the attack.
More than 45 civilians were killed in an attack by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in the Al-Malha area, about 210 kilometres north of El Fasher in western Sudan, local organisations said on Saturday.
"Today, RSF fighters resumed their actions in the markets and residential neighbourhoods (in Al-Malha area) ... and indiscriminate gunfire from the RSF resulted in the killing of more than 45 civilians," a source from the Coordination of Resistance Committees in El Fasher told Xinhua on condition of anonymity.
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Meanwhile, the Sudanese Doctors Network said on X that the RSF carried out "mass executions" of 48 people from the Al-Malha area, while 63 others were injured during the attack.
The body warned that the "ethnic-based mass killings" carried out by the RSF against the people of Darfur would further complicate the situation in the region.
The RSF has not yet issued any comment regarding the attack.
On Thursday, the RSF announced that it had taken control of the Al-Malha area, which houses a main camp for the joint force composed of armed Darfuri groups aligned with the Sudanese army.
Al-Malha holds strategic significance due to its control over vital trade routes between Sudan and Libya.
It also serves as a key crossroads leading to El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur State, and has been a battleground for fierce clashes between the SAF and RSF since May 10 last year.
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