Red Cross says five volunteers killed in Sudan’s Kordofan

GENEVA: The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies said Tuesday it was “horrified” after five Sudanese Red Crescent volunteers were killed while on duty in Bara, North Kordofan state.

Three other volunteers are missing following Monday’s attack, the IFRC said.

The oil-rich Kordofan region has been a major battleground in Sudan’s civil war between the regular army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.

The @IFRC is horrified, shocked, and deeply saddened by the killing of five volunteers of the Sudanese Red Crescent @SRCS_SD who were on duty in the city of Bara, North Kordofan, on 27 October. Another three volunteers are still missing.

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