Sudan Massacre: 300 Killed as RSF Seizes Strategic Town of Al-Nuhud
Rapid Support Forces storm Al-Nuhud in West Kordofan, executing civilians, looting hospitals, and escalating the war amid calls for urgent international intervention.
Watan-More than 300 Sudanese civilians were killed following a Rapid Support Forces (RSF) incursion into the strategic town of Al-Nuhud, West Kordofan, after days of violent clashes culminating on Thursday and Friday. The city, long under siege, finally fell to RSF control after a major assault from three directions with heavy artillery.
Strategic Significance
Al-Nuhud links the Darfur region to Kordofan and central Sudan. It had been a refuge for thousands fleeing from Darfur and was a key military and humanitarian stronghold. The Sudanese army had held it, obstructing RSF supply routes, until now.
Brutal Assault and Civilian Killings
According to the Sudan Doctors’ Network, RSF troops executed over 100 people, including 21 children and 15 women, looted medical supplies and hospitals—including the main Al-Nuhud Teaching Hospital—and plundered markets and pharmacies. The death toll has since risen to 300, not including military personnel. Medical services in the city have collapsed.
Targeted Killings and Victims Identified
The RSF reportedly killed prominent figures, including religious leader Sheikh Ahmad Ali Al-Numan, broadcaster Hassan Fadl Al-Moula Musa, and Dr. Mohammed Al-Misbahi, dean at the University of West Kordofan, along with his son and other civil servants and security officials.
Media and Religious Condemnation
The Sudanese Journalists’ Syndicate mourned the killing of journalist Al-Moula, known for his work at West Kordofan Radio and Sudan National Radio. Religious leaders had appeared in video messages urging peace hours before their deaths.
Ongoing Fear and Cut Communications
With communication networks cut, residents fear further atrocities. RSF-loyal channels showed video footage of alleged prisoner executions and threats to civilians ordered not to leave the city.
Resistance and Condemnation
Al-Nuhud’s resistance committees strongly condemned RSF’s brutal tactics, including home invasions, executions, and terrorizing unarmed civilians. They accused RSF of committing “a full-fledged war crime and a stain on humanity.”
RSF Statement
RSF spokesperson Fateh Qureshi claimed full control of Al-Nuhud, describing the operation as “heroic,” asserting civilians were protected and public order restored—claims contradicted by widespread witness accounts.
Wider Conflict Expands
Fighting has spread to Al-Khuwei and threatens El-Obeid, capital of North Kordofan. Meanwhile, in El-Fasher, army forces claim they repelled an RSF incursion, destroyed RSF artillery units, and killed seven fighters.
Civilians in the Crossfire
Heavy artillery shelling hit neighborhoods in El-Fasher, causing civilian injuries. The Sudanese army and allied militias vowed to defend the city, stating that volunteer fighters and armed movements remain united against further RSF advances.
