Massacre of Civilians Shakes Sudan Amid Ongoing Conflict**

A recent attack by Sudan's Rapid Support Forces in the city of Nahud resulted in over 100 civilian deaths, raising alarm over escalating violence and humanitarian crises in the region.**

Paramilitary forces in Sudan have reportedly killed more than 100 civilians during a brutal assault on the city of Nahud, as part of the ongoing violence engulfing the country. According to the Sudan Doctors Network, this attack occurred on Thursday and included the deaths of at least 21 children. The Rapid Support Forces (RSF), responsible for the massacre, claimed their assault targeted a location held by the Sudanese military along a significant highway leading to Darfur, a region now largely under RSF control.

Volker Türk, the U.N. human rights chief, provided the grim statistic that at least 542 civilians have lost their lives in this region over the past three weeks, emphasizing that the true figures are likely even higher. Describing the situation in Sudan as one of unimaginable horror, he voiced concern over RSF's threats of impending bloodshed and escalated violence.

While the Sudanese military successfully expelled RSF fighters from Khartoum earlier this year, the paramilitary group has since established its own governance in the territories it occupies, launching aggressive campaigns aimed at consolidating control over Darfur. The Sudan Doctors Network further documented claims of looting against the RSF, alleging that their forces ransacked various public health facilities including a medical supply warehouse, pharmacies, and a hospital during their violent night raid in Nahud.

This increasing hostility raises urgent humanitarian questions, urging the international community to respond as the conflict continues to devastate civilian lives amid deepening societal fractures.