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56 killed by paramilitary forces in western Sudan: volunteer groups

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Khartoum: At least 56 people were killed by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Umm Kadada city in North Darfur State, western Sudan, volunteer groups have said.

These people were “executed on an ethnic basis” after the RSF took control of the city on Thursday, the Coordination of Resistance Committees in the state’s capital El Fasher said, identifying all the victims as civilians.

In a statement, the local volunteer group accused the militia of “committing widespread violations, forcibly displacing residents, and shutting down all communication networks”.

Meanwhile, the Sudanese Emergency Lawyers Initiative, a volunteer group, confirmed in a statement that the RSF killed 52 civilians, burned residential homes, and looted properties in two days after entering Umm Kadada.

The RSF also stormed the local hospital, assaulted patients, and executed four medical staff members, including the hospital’s director,” it added.

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