Activists report villagers executed in Sudan

Over 200 unarmed civilians were killed in Sudan’s White Nile state over three days by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), according to a local rights group. The RSF allegedly carried out executions, kidnappings, and looting in villages where the military was absent.

The RSF, formerly allied with the army before a civil war erupted in April 2023, has not responded to the accusations. The conflict stems from a power struggle between army chief Gen Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and RSF leader Mohamed Hamdan "Hemedti" Dagalo.

As the military regains key territories, the RSF is planning to form its own government in areas it controls, a move analysts say could deepen divisions. The war has displaced 12 million people and led to widespread atrocities.