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Sudan: 40 Dead, 70 Wounded In Deadly Artillery Attack On South Kordofan Market

South Kordofan’s Kadugli city was struck by artillery shelling, killing 40 and injuring 70. Governor blames SPLM-N rebel faction for targeting a local market in an effort to destabilize the region.

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Sudan: 40 Dead, 70 Wounded In Deadly Artillery Attack On South Kordofan Market

At least 40 people were reported killed and 70 others wounded in Monday’s artillery shelling targeting the South Kordofan capital of Kadugli, two medical sources confirm as strife between the Sudanese army and other rival paramilitary forces continued since April 2023.

The attack is suspected to have been conducted by an SPLM-N faction known as that of Abdel Aziz al-Hilu, who is said to have previously rejected a peace agreement signed by the government back in 2020 citing a demand for a secular state. Kadugli city is under the control of the Sudanese army, a presence of the rebel group SPLM-N in the state.

Governor of South Kordofan Mohamed Ibrahim indicted al-Hilu’s group for the effort of destabilizing the region when it initiated a shelling of a local market. According to the governor, this shelling became part of the attack strategy exercised by al-Hilu’s forces on the area, and the SPLM-N groups will be addressed by the clearing of the surrounding mountains of these forces, and Ibrahim vowed so.

South Kordofan violence continues to escalate since the SPLM-N has been fighting against both the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) throughout the entire course of the war, which worsens the humanitarian crisis in Sudan.