CAIRO: Deadly attacks by Sudanese paramilitary forces on a town in Sudan’s western Darfur region have displaced more than 3,000 people in the past few days, a doctors group said Thursday as the war in the African country nears its three-year mark with no end in sight.
The statement from the Sudan Doctors Network, which tracks the country’s brutal war, followed a statement earlier this week on Facebook in which the group said that the latest attack on Misteriha in North Darfur province left at least 28 people dead and 39 wounded.
The group said at the time the casualty tolls were an initial finding and that the real number of killed and wounded is likely higher.
The town is a stronghold of Arab tribal leader Musa Hilal, who despite hailing from the Rizeigat Arab tribe as do the majority of the Rapid Support Forces, has voiced support for Sudan’s government. Motives for the attack were not known and the RSF could not be contacted for comment.
The conflict between the RSF and the Sudanese military erupted into war in April 2023 that has so far killed at least 40,000 people and displaced 12 million, according to the World Health Organization. Aid groups say the true toll could be many times higher, as the fighting in vast and remote areas impedes access.
