RSF attacks kill at least 50 in villages south of Omdurman – local spokesman

April 1, 2025 (OMDURMAN) – At least 50 people were killed and dozens injured in attacks by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on villages south of Omdurman over the past three days, a local community spokesman said on Tuesday, calling the assaults retaliatory.

The attacks followed the withdrawal of many RSF fighters from the nearby Jebel Aulia area towards the southern Omdurman countryside in late March, after the Sudanese army recaptured parts of Khartoum and Jebel Aulia, according to the spokesman and previous reports.

Seifeddine Ahmed, identified as a spokesman for the local Al-Jumu’iya community, said: “Over the past three days, more than 50 citizens have been killed as a result of violent attacks launched by the RSF militia on the villages of Al-Jumu’iya.”

Ahmed accused the RSF fighters of using heavy weapons, including artillery, rockets and anti-aircraft guns, against civilians, resulting in the deaths of children, women and elderly people.

Ahmed said there was no military presence in the targeted area. He alleged that RSF forces retreating from Khartoum had committed widespread violations against civilians and forced them to flee their villages.

He appealed to the international community and the Sudanese army to intervene urgently to stop what he called the “genocide of Al-Jumu’iya” by the RSF.

Local sources said the villages had previously suffered alleged violations by the RSF early in the nearly year-long war, before community leaders reportedly reached a deal with the group. The purported agreement aimed to keep RSF forces out of the villages in return for residents not hindering RSF movement on a key nearby road.