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Intense Clashes in Sudan’s Kordofan and Darfur Kill Hundreds, Halt Aid Operations

Violent clashes since July 10 have killed scores of civilians, halting relief operations in Kordofan

Overview

  • UN reports confirm at least 60 civilians killed by RSF since July 10 and over 450 killed, including at least 35 children, in Bara-area attacks around July 12
  • SAF airstrikes between July 10 and 17 killed at least 34 civilians in West Kordofan and Bara, including 11 members of one family
  • Rapid front-line shifts in Kordofan have forced agencies such as Mercy Corps to suspend operations in three of four districts
  • Displacement from Kordofan has surged toward North Darfur, with hundreds arriving in Tawila and over 46,000 displaced from West Kordofan in May alone
  • Blockaded aid corridors and outbreaks of cholera, measles and malaria threaten to deepen malnutrition and worsen the humanitarian crisis