News Center — Sudan’s Kordofan State is witnessing a growing wave of violence, amid reports of dozens of civilian casualties and an increasing number of displaced people.

The Sudanese Doctors Network announced that 24 people, including eight children, were killed as a result of an attack by the Rapid Support Forces on a bus transporting displaced civilians in North Kordofan State. The network stated that the attack occurred near the city of Al-Rahad, while the vehicle was carrying civilians who had fled ongoing clashes in the Dibaykar area of the same state.

Among the victims were two infants. The network noted that the incident reflects the extreme danger of the humanitarian situation in conflict areas, calling on the international community to urgently intervene to protect civilians and put an end to the violations resulting from the ongoing conflict in the country.

Sudan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned an attack carried out by the Rapid Support Forces using drones on trucks belonging to the World Food Programme (WFP), which were transporting humanitarian aid to civilians in North Kordofan State. The attack resulted in the deaths of several people and the destruction of relief supplies.

The ministry stressed that targeting these convoys constitutes a blatant violation of international humanitarian law and the Geneva Conventions, and reflects a deliberate effort to undermine humanitarian assistance delivery. It called on the international community to take action and adopt the necessary measures to hold the Rapid Support Forces and those behind them accountable.

The United Nations reported that violence in Kordofan State has pushed hundreds of thousands of families to the brink of famine and forced approximately 88,000 people to flee between October 2025 and January of this year.

The UN also noted that more than 21 million people—nearly half of Sudan’s population—are facing severe levels of acute food insecurity. The ongoing conflict in Sudan has left tens of thousands dead and displaced more than 11 million people inside and outside the country. Many of the displaced are living in overcrowded villages and shelters lacking even the most basic necessities, in what the United Nations has described as one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises.