RSF Militia Death Toll in Al-Nuhud Rises to More Than 300 Civilians

 

The National Commission for Human Rights reported on Saturday that 300 civilians, including 15 women, were killed by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) Militia in the city of Al-Nuhud, West Kordofan State.

 

 

 

On Thursday, the militia launched an attack on Al-Nuhud, a crossroads linking Kordofan and Darfur, before the city fell under its control the following a day after the army withdrew from the 18th Brigade to Al-Khuwai.

 

 

 

In a statement, the commission said it “condemns and denounces the violations committed by the militia, including the targeting, liquidation, and direct killing of approximately 300 civilians, including 15 women and 21 children.”

 

 

 

The commission condemned the ransacking of markets and Al-Nuhud Teaching Hospital, the only facility providing medical services to the area’s residents. The plundering also included a medical supplies warehouse and the destruction and vandalism of several pharmacies.

 

 

 

The Commission condemned the prevention of civilians from leaving the city, considering it a serious violation amounting to a war crime and a crime against humanity. It expressed concerns that the lack of healthcare and food could increase the risk of disease.

 

 

Upon entering the city of Al-Nuhud, the militia began releasing prisoners and looting markets, shops, cars, and homes.

 

The looted goods were smuggled to nearby areas such as Al-Fula and Wad Banda.

 

 

 

The Preparatory Committee of the Doctors Syndicate confirmed that the RSF “wreaked havoc and devastation in Al-Nuhud and committed horrific massacres against civilians, with more than 300 civilians being executed in cold blood in one of the most heinous crimes the country has witnessed during this conflict.”

 

 

 

The committe stated that the heinous crime committed in Al-Nuhud adds to the RSF militia’s dark record of violations. It held the RSF commanders responsible for these crimes, stressing that justice would be served.

 

 

 

The assassination targeted the elite of Al-Nuhud society, including mosque imams, merchants, professors, and a journalist, according to obituaries monitored by Sudan Tribune on social media.

 

 

In this context, the Unionist Grouping called for the crimes committed in Al-Nuhud to be escalated to the International Criminal Court. It also called on the UN Security Council to take action to save Sudanese civilians from the machinery of killing and destruction.

 

 

It revealed the formation of a legal committee to prepare a memorandum listing all crimes committed during the conflict, in preparation for submitting it to the ICC Prosecutor. It called on human rights organizations and the families of the victims to file similar lawsuits to ensure justice is served and impunity is prevented.