"At least 16 people have been killed in an artillery bombardment of a besieged city in Sudan's embattled Kordofan region, adding to a mounting civilian death toll as the country's brutal civil war enters a critical phase deep into its third year. The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and their allies in the Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) shelled residential areas of Dilling in South Kordofan over the past two days into Friday, according to the Sudan Doctors Network, a medical monitoring group."
"Women, elderly residents and children were among those killed in what the group condemned as the deliberate targeting of civilians. The attack on Dilling is part of an escalating campaign of violence across Kordofan that has killed more than 100 civilians since early December, as fighting in Sudan's war has shifted from the western Darfur region to the strategic central heartland, where the conflict's outcome will be decisively affected."
"More than 50,000 people have fled violence across Kordofan's three states since late October, when the RSF captured a major army base and intensified operations in the region, according to the International Organization for Migration. Some 710 people have been displaced from Dilling alone during this period, with many arriving in neighbouring areas with nothing after witnessing what United Nations refugee officials described as unspeakable horrors."
An artillery bombardment of Dilling in South Kordofan killed at least 16 people, including women, elderly residents and children, as fighting intensifies in central Sudan. The Rapid Support Forces and allied SPLM-N shelled residential areas over two days, contributing to more than 100 civilian deaths in Kordofan since early December. Health facilities in Dilling face overwhelming strain from cholera and dengue outbreaks amid a siege lasting over two years. More than 50,000 people have fled Kordofan since late October, with about 710 displaced from Dilling. The Sudan Doctors Network urged international pressure to halt attacks and secure humanitarian access.
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