He remembers, “Since we were young, we had never seen such shelling.” “Houses were destroyed, children were screaming, and women and the elderly were unable to flee during the four hours of the bombardment.”
Volunteers from the local resistance organization estimated that that day’s raid on the Sudanese village of Wad al-Nourah killed at least 100 residents.
“We are simple farmers,” Mr. Ibrahim claims the locals were unarmed. We’ve never had any guns. We don’t have any adversaries. We are merely citizens attempting to keep our lives safe.
Numerous witnesses have testified to the media, accusing armed individuals from the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a paramilitary organization that opposes the Sudanese army, of opening fire and attacking the hamlet twice in quick succession while brandishing heavy equipment. Numerous locals suffered fatalities or injuries.
Given the reported death toll, this would rank among the bloodiest civilian-related occurrences since the army-Red Squad battle broke out in April 2023.
