{"id":20116885,"date":"2025-05-19T19:24:41","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T17:24:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/?p=20116885"},"modified":"2025-05-19T19:25:10","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T17:25:10","slug":"deadly-attacks-across-sudan-raise-fears-of-wider-collapse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/deadly-attacks-across-sudan-raise-fears-of-wider-collapse","title":{"rendered":"Deadly attacks across Sudan raise fears of wider collapse"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

At least 18 civilians, including six women and children, were reportedly killed and 13 others injured on Thursday morning after the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and aligned militias attacked the village of El Hamadi in South Kordofan, according to the Emergency Lawyers Group. The assault on El Hamadi, described as a key step in the army\u2019s push to break the months long siege of Delling, a city in northern South Kordofan, marks a significant escalation in the conflict.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the lawyer\u2019s statement, they described the attack as a brutal assault involving widespread looting of homes and the local market, alongside arbitrary arrests of activists. It claimed that dozens of residents fled on foot to neighbouring villages and towns under \u201cextreme humanitarian conditions.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Field reports cited by the group indicate that El Hamadi had no visible military presence at the time of the attack. The raid reportedly followed clashes in the nearby areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Following the assault, the attacking forces remained in the village, where they allegedly intimidated civilians, pursued fleeing residents, and seized the village\u2019s only means of communication,\u00a0Starlink<\/a> , further compounding the population\u2019s isolation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Condemning the \u201cbrutal crimes,\u201d the Emergency Lawyers Group called for an immediate halt to all forms of violence, intimidation, and displacement. It urged the international community to impose deterrents to prevent the recurrence of such violations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Both the\u00a0National Umma Party<\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0Sudan Constituent Alliance<\/a>\u00a0issued separate statements condemning the attack and holding what they called \u201carmed lawlessness\u201d responsible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Tuesday, the SAF announced they had taken control of El Hamadi, a village located 30 kilometres from Dibebad, the administrative capital of El Goz locality in\u00a0South Kordofan<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Deadly airstrike hits Sudan Shield camp<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nine people, including seven military personnel, were killed and 14 others injured when a drone attacked a camp belonging to the\u00a0Sudan Shield Forces<\/a>\u00a0in the Butana plain area in El Gezira on Sunday, according to a statement by the group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sources stated that the strike targeted their camp in Jabal El Abaytor, located in the central part of the Butana plain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The strike reportedly hit several facilities within the camp. The Sudan Shield Forces, a breakaway group formed by paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF)\u00a0defector Abu Agla Keikil<\/a>, has aligned itself with the SAF and has been active in military operations against the RSF across El Gezira, East Nile, Khartoum, White Nile, and more recently Kordofan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Port Sudan drone attacks continue<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the east of the country, Port Sudan came under\u00a0renewed drone bombardment<\/a>\u00a0for a third consecutive week. One person was injured in the El Qadisiya neighbourhood after debris from intercepted drones fell onto civilian areas, residents told Radio Dabanga.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The strikes have repeatedly targeted key infrastructure in the Red Sea state capital. Radio Dabanga has not independently verified the full extent of the damage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MSF warns of health system collapse in Omdurman<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

M\u00e9decins Sans Fronti\u00e8res<\/a>\u00a0(MSF) warned on Sunday that vital healthcare services in Omdurman have been severely disrupted following drone strikes on three power stations on 14 May. The strikes, allegedly carried out by the RSF, have plunged the city into its fourth major blackout this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MSF said that\u00a0El Nau Hospital<\/a>\u00a0in northern Omdurman, one of the only remaining functional hospitals in the area, and another facility it supports are now operating without electricity, water or oxygen. The organisation said it has been forced to truck water to hospitals and transport oxygen supplies from Atbara in River Nile state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The disruption of the water supply network, the statement warned, may lead to a rise in cholera cases. MSF reiterated its condemnation of all attacks on civilian infrastructure and demanded an end to violations of international humanitarian law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joint Forces seize El Atrun in North Darfur<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\u00a0Joint Forces<\/a>\u00a0announced on Sunday morning that it had taken control of the El Atrun area in\u00a0El Malha<\/a> locality, North Darfur, in coordination with SAF.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a statement seen by Radio Dabanga, Joint Force spokesperson Ahmed Hussein Mustafa described the seizure as a \u201cdecisive step towards restoring security and stability in the Darfur region.\u201d Field commanders vowed to continue their campaign until they reclaim control over Mellit locality and surrounding areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Darfur Governor\u00a0Minni Arko Minawi<\/a>\u00a0welcomed the development, posting on Facebook that \u201cgreat victories\u201d had been achieved by \u201cour heroes in the armed and joint forces,\u201d adding: \u201cVictory is imminent… One army, one people.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The RSF previously claimed control of El Atrun in April.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Civilian casualties mount in El Fasher<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

At least 15 civilians have been killed in North Darfur\u2019s capital of\u00a0El Fasher<\/a>\u00a0over the weekend amid intensifying RSF shelling, local resistance committees report. On Sunday, the Coordination of the El Fasher Resistance Committees said 14 people died after artillery shells struck a market in the\u00a0Abu Shouk camp<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The shelling also hit residential areas in the city\u2019s north, injuring an unconfirmed number of people. A day earlier, one civilian was reportedly killed and 11 others wounded in similar shelling, despite the absence of ground fighting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The RSF\u2019s use of\u00a0suicide drones<\/a>\u00a0has also been observed over the city in recent days.<\/p>\n