Doctors Network: 61 Killed in Kauda on Ethnic Basis by al-Hilu’s Forces

Khartoum – Sudanhorizon
The Sudanese Doctors Network announced that more than 61 people have been killed in the city of Kauda, including 9 children and 5 women, as a result of ethnically based targeting carried out by forces of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) against the Otoro tribe, according to several testimonies from survivors.
The network expressed its deep concern regarding reports from Kauda and the surrounding areas, resulting from a dangerous escalation in violations against civilians over the past two weeks. It confirmed that these violations included extrajudicial killings and massacres, the burning of homes and shops, and widespread looting of property by forces affiliated with the SPLM-N led by Abdel Aziz al-Hilu.
According to testimonies from survivors interviewed by the network’s team in South Kordofan, civilians were targeted directly and indiscriminately, leading to the deaths of the aforementioned victims and causing widespread displacement and terror among the population.
Testimonies indicate that the Otoro area has become a scene of horrific violations, with villages surrounding Kauda subjected to systematic burning and restrictions on residents, amidst a complete absence of safe corridors for evacuating the wounded or delivering aid. This has severely exacerbated the humanitarian and health situation.

The Sudanese Doctors Network held the leadership of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) fully responsible for these violations and called for the urgent opening of humanitarian corridors to evacuate the wounded, women, and children. The Network also urged regional and international human rights and humanitarian organizations to intervene immediately to protect civilians.

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