Intense Clashes in Sudan’s Kordofan and Darfur Kill Hundreds, Halt Aid Operations
Violent clashes since July 10 have killed scores of civilians, halting relief operations in Kordofan
Overview
- UN reports confirm at least 60 civilians killed by RSF since July 10 and over 450 killed, including at least 35 children, in Bara-area attacks around July 12
- SAF airstrikes between July 10 and 17 killed at least 34 civilians in West Kordofan and Bara, including 11 members of one family
- Rapid front-line shifts in Kordofan have forced agencies such as Mercy Corps to suspend operations in three of four districts
- Displacement from Kordofan has surged toward North Darfur, with hundreds arriving in Tawila and over 46,000 displaced from West Kordofan in May alone
- Blockaded aid corridors and outbreaks of cholera, measles and malaria threaten to deepen malnutrition and worsen the humanitarian crisis