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At least 11 people were killed and five injured when the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) attacked a displacement camp in Sudan’s western Darfur region, a government official said on Sunday, according to Anadolu Agency.
Babiker Hamdeen, health and social welfare minister in the Darfur Regional Government, said the attack took place on Saturday in the Hajar Sanakit area of Sirba locality in West Darfur state. Sudan’s state news agency SUNA reported his remarks.
Most of those killed or injured were women and children, Hamdeen said, citing preliminary figures.
Hamdeen condemned the attack as a grave violation of international humanitarian law and accused the RSF of repeatedly targeting civilians across Darfur.
He said the victims had fled villages near the Sudan-Chad border last year after RSF fighters allegedly burned their homes and looted their belongings.
The minister warned that continued international inaction over attacks on civilians risked encouraging further violations and allowing those responsible to escape accountability.
The RSF did not immediately comment on the accusations.
The Sudanese army and the RSF have been fighting since April 2023. The conflict has killed tens of thousands of people and displaced millions, worsening an already severe humanitarian crisis.
