RSF Escalates Attacks in Sudan Forcing Thousands to Flee Amid Humanitarian Crisis

More than 4,500 people have fled Sudan's North Kordofan state due to intensified attacks and abuses by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), as reported by the Sudan Doctors Network. Civilians escaping from the Bara locality toward El Obeid city face harsh conditions, including severe shortages of food, water, and shelter, with around 1,900 having reached El Obeid and many others still en route. The violence in North Kordofan is part of a wider civil war that began in April 2023 between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the RSF, resulting in tens of thousands of deaths and displacing over 12 million people nationwide. RSF control has been reasserted in contested areas like Bara, which has seen mass killings and drone strikes, worsening the region's security and humanitarian crisis. Neighboring regions such as North Darfur are also suffering from RSF atrocities, including mass executions and sexual violence, leaving thousands trapped amid ongoing conflict. This civil war has produced the world's largest humanitarian crisis, according to the UN, with millions displaced and thousands killed since its outbreak.