CAIRO: An attack on the Sudanese town of Umm Arda killed at least 14 people and wounded dozens more, a local NGO said, attributing the bloodshed to the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.
Earlier in the day, the RSF had claimed to have taken control of the town in the flashpoint Kordofan region, calling it “a significant shift in field operations.”
“The Rapid Support Forces attacked the Umm Arda area on Friday, southwest of El Obeid,” the NGO Emergency Lawyers said.
The attack resulted in “the killing of more than 14 civilians and the wounding of dozens, while the area is witnessing a wave of displacement of civilians.”
A source within the Sudanese army told AFP that the army had repelled two attacks carried out in the Umm Arda and Jabal Al-Hashaba areas, “inflicting losses” against the RSF.
