West Kordofan Governor to Sudanhorizon: The RSF Militia Makes No Distinction Between Civilians and Combatants

Cairo – Sudanhorizon – Sabah Moussa
The Governor of West Kordofan State, Major General (Ret.) and legal expert Mohamed Adam Jayid, has said that the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia makes no distinction between military and civilian targets. He stated that the militia treats anyone found outside its areas of control—and even some within them—as “remnants, kizan, and falangayat,” as he put it.
In an exclusive statement to the Al-Muhaqqiq news website, Jayid cited several incidents, including the targeting by RSF drones of a humanitarian aid convoy belonging to the World Food Programme (WFP) in North Kordofan, despite the convoy being en route to the towns of Al-Fula, Babanusa, and Al-Mujlad—areas themselves under RSF control.
Jayid added that the attacks were not limited to humanitarian convoys. They also targeted displaced civilians fleeing areas of fighting. He said a group of displaced people travelling on a trailer pulled by a tractor on the outskirts of Al-Rahad was attacked, resulting in the deaths of more than twenty citizens, including women and children. He also referred to the targeting of a civilian passenger vehicle travelling from West Kordofan to El-Obeid, which was completely destroyed, killing all those on board.
He stressed that such actions are characteristic of the militia and, as he put it, a source of its pride—claiming that it kills, burns, and destroys what it labels as “remnants”, whom the militia defines as it sees fit. Jayid emphasised that, in reality, those branded as “remnants” are defenceless Sudanese civilians with no means of protection.
The Governor of West Kordofan further affirmed that the “Government of Hope” has adopted a policy of delivering humanitarian assistance to citizens in all areas, “wherever they may be”, underscoring that the targeting of civilians and displaced persons has become—by his description—a consistent and systematic practice of the RSF.
Commenting on international reactions, Jayid said that recent external condemnations of attacks on displaced civilians were “strong but late”, while expressing doubt that effective deterrent measures would follow them. “Such statements often pass without consequence, as has happened before,” he said.
He called on the international community to take firm steps to protect civilians and humanitarian workers, stressing that these attacks “extend even to relief organisations and their staff, who are supposed to enjoy international protection.”

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