Eyewitnesses told CNN Thursday how fighters from Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) descended upon Wad al-Nour village in the central Al-Jazira state on Wednesday.
Both the Sudanese army and the RSF have faced damning accusations of civilian massacres since the civil war broke out in April 2023.
The RSF acknowledged the attack in a statement Wednesday and said it was a pre-emptive attack on Sudan’s Armed Forces (SAF), camps in Wad Al-Noura in response to a planned attack by the army.
This was not the first attempt by the RSF to control Wad al-Noura, as they have tried several times to take the village.
Since the conflict started, both the Sudanese army and the RSF have faced damning accusations of civilian massacres.
Persons:
Nour, we’ve, ”, RSF, –, Abdel Fattah al, Burhan, Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, Alice Wairimu Nderitu, ” CNN’s Avery Schmitz
Organizations:
CNN, Sudan’s, Rapid Support Forces, Sudanese, Sudan’s Armed Forces, SAF, Sudanese Army, Transitional Sovereignty, Organization for Migration, UN, Humanitarian Affairs, UN Security Council
Locations:
Sudan, Al, Jazira, Nour, Khartoum