Sudan activists blame notorious group for Omdurman attack in which at least 30 people killed
- On a Monday in late April 2025, a paramilitary attack in Omdurman killed at least 30 people and involved kidnappings including women in Salha.
- The attack occurred amid the ongoing war in Sudan, which began in April 2023 after tensions exploded between the military and the Rapid Support Forces .
- Footage showed fighters in RSF uniforms holding detained men near Omdurman Islamic University, while local medics and activists reported executions and atrocities by the RSF.
- The Sudan Doctors Network called the attack the region's largest documented mass killing, and the foreign ministry condemned the RSF, urging it be declared a terrorist group.
- The incident reflects the brutal nature of Sudan's conflict, which has displaced millions and caused widespread atrocities, intensifying calls for international action and peace.
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RSF Kill 31 People in Suspected “War Crime” in Omdurman Amid Mounting Tragedies in Sudan
The Sudan Doctors Network reports at least 31 people, including children, were executed by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in Omdurman, in what the group called a “war crime and a crime against humanity.” Omdurman is the sister city to the capital Khartoum, which the Sudanese army reclaimed control over last month after two years of a devastating civil war. Separately, at least 11 people were killed in an RSF drone attack Friday at a displ…
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