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Sudanese medical group accuses rebel group of killing 27 people in South Kordofan

The Sudan Doctors Network reports that civilian casualties, including children, occurred during ethnic clashes involving the SPLM-N and the Otoro tribe.

Updated Aug 25, 2026 · 16:45 UTC2 reports

The short version

  • At least 27 people, including four children, were reportedly killed in South Kordofan during ethnic clashes involving the rebel Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM-N) and the Otoro tribe.
  • The Sudan Doctors Network accused the SPLM-N of targeting unarmed civilians on ethnic grounds and urged international pressure on the group's leadership.
  • The violence has forced local residents to flee towards Abu Hitan and Kadugli, worsening the humanitarian situation amidst Sudan's broader civil war.

Key facts

  • The Sudan Doctors Network reported that at least 27 people, including four children and several women, were killed in the southern Sudanese villages of Qardud and Abu Hamama.[ABC News · Associated Press]
  • The medical monitoring group accused the rebel Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM-N) of carrying out the killings against the Otoro tribe, a minority group in the Nuba Mountains of South Kordofan.[ABC News · Associated Press]
  • The clashes stem from an ethnic standoff initially triggered by land disputes, layered on top of the wider Sudanese civil war that began in April 2023.[ABC News · Associated Press]
  • Fleeing residents have sought refuge in Abu Hitan and Kadugli, the largest town in South Kordofan.[ABC News · Associated Press]
  • SPLM-N leader Abdel Aziz al-Hilu has aligned his forces with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and joined the RSF-led parallel government.[Associated Press]

What remains uncertain

  • There has been no immediate response or verification of the claims from the SPLM-N rebel leadership regarding the specific allegations of ethnic targeting.[Associated Press]

Sources