Sudanese forces, led by the Rapid Support Forces, have left at least 25 people dead in an assault on the village of Um Adham in the Al Jazeera state, south of the capital Khartoum, as reported by a local resistance committee on Sunday.
According to a statement released by the resistance committee, “The Rapid Support Forces militia attacked Um Adham village,” which lies about 150 kilometers south of the capital, on Saturday.
The statement added, “This unequal confrontation resulted in scores of wounded, numbering over 200 with varying injuries, and over 20 fatalities that we could not fully account for,” before revising the death toll to 25, following the demise of five among the wounded.
Fighting since April 15, 2023, between the Sudanese army under Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and the Rapid Support Forces led by Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, the former second man in the military authority, has led to the deaths of thousands.
Moreover, it has displaced around eight million others, with over 1.5 million seeking refuge in neighboring countries, according to the United Nations.
A medical source at the Managil hospital, where the wounded were taken, confirmed the arrival of “200 wounded, some in critical condition,” citing “blood shortages and inadequate staff.” UN reports suggest that 70 percent of healthcare facilities in Sudan are now out of service.
Both sides of the conflict are accused of committing war crimes, including targeting civilians, indiscriminate shelling of residential areas, looting aid, and obstructing its delivery. Since seizing control of the Al Jazeera state south of Khartoum in December, the Rapid Support Forces have laid siege to villages like Um Adham and launched attacks.
By March, 108 villages across the country had been either partially or completely burned and destroyed, according to the UK-based Information Resilience Center.
