Nearly 300 civilians have been killed in a new wave of violence in Sudan’s North Kordofan state, with the RSF accused of launching deadly attacks on villages near Bara. Human rights groups are urging urgent international intervention as the civil war, ongoing since April 2023, continues to devastate communities and displace millions.

A fresh surge of violence has engulfed Sudan’s North Kordofan state, with reports from activists indicating that nearly 300 people have lost their lives in a series of attacks that began over the weekend. According to Emergency Lawyers, a prominent Sudanese human rights organization, the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) carried out coordinated assaults on several villages surrounding the city of Bara, a territory currently under RSF control. In the village of Shag Alnom alone, more than 200 civilians were reportedly killed—many either shot or burned alive during a wave of brutal arson attacks.

The group further reported that looting raids in nearby villages resulted in an additional 38 civilian deaths, while many more individuals remain unaccounted for. On Sunday, the RSF allegedly struck the village of Hilat Hamid, where 46 people—including pregnant women and children—were killed.

North Kordofan has emerged as a critical flashpoint in Sudan’s ongoing civil war, which erupted in April 2023 following clashes between the RSF and Sudan’s national army. The war has devastated communities nationwide and triggered one of the worst humanitarian catastrophes in the world today.

Since the outbreak of hostilities, tens of thousands of lives have been lost, and over 13 million people have been displaced from their homes, according to humanitarian organizations.

As the situation deteriorates, human rights groups and aid organizations are intensifying calls for immediate international intervention. They warn that without prompt and decisive action, civilians will continue to suffer amid relentless attacks and growing instability.