Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have been accused of committing serious abuses against civilians during a recent offensive on the Dar Al-Reeh area, including the village of Dar Kabir, situated south of Jabrat Al-Sheikh in North Kordofan State.
Eyewitnesses reported that RSF fighters killed two brothers, Mohammed and Saad Ali Saeed, forced residents to flee, and looted homes and shops. The region remains unstable, with a critical shortage of clean drinking water and worsening health conditions, coinciding with a growing cholera outbreak.
In a separate development, the Coordination of Resistance Committees in El Fasher issued a dire warning about a worsening famine affecting thousands of families due to an extreme scarcity of food and water.
“El Fasher is now enduring one of the most severe humanitarian crises in modern Sudanese history. Famine is no longer an impending danger—it is already here, threatening thousands who struggle to feed themselves,” the group said in a statement.
For months, the city has been experiencing an acute shortage of food supplies, with market shelves largely empty and any available goods sold at unaffordable prices. Hunger has become widespread, the statement noted, with the crisis extending to water, medicine and other basic essentials.
Efforts to cope are being hampered by ongoing artillery bombardments. Many neighbourhoods are hit by daily shelling, preventing residents from seeking aid and cutting off the delivery of the little humanitarian assistance that still tries to get through the siege.
The group also noted that many community kitchens—once a vital lifeline for the hungry—have shut down due to a lack of supplies. These kitchens were mainly run by volunteers and had been the only source of meals for numerous families.
They called on relief agencies and government bodies to act urgently to alleviate the crisis by supporting these kitchens with food and medical supplies.
Meanwhile, health officials in Sennar State, southeastern Sudan, said cholera infections have risen to 51, including five deaths. Fourteen patients have recovered, while 31 remain in isolation receiving treatment.
