The Committee for Justice (CFJ) has documented the killing of a large number of civilians in Al-Nehoud city, including humanitarian activists, religious figures, local officials, and media workers, amid violent clashes that erupted in early May between the Sudanese army and its allied forces on one side, and the Rapid Support Forces on the other.
According to local sources, these clashes resulted in the deaths of more than 200 civilians inside the city, most of whom were killed by gunfire from Rapid Support Forces troops, after being accused of various charges without any legal basis or prior investigation.
The killings and summary executions carried out by the Rapid Support Forces particularly targeted citizens affiliated with the Islamist current, alongside humanitarian activists and prominent community figures.
Among the most notable victims was Sheikh Ahmed Ali Al-Na’man, a well-known preacher who was assassinated inside his home. Also killed was Dr. Mohamed Al-Mesbah Al-Madani, Dean of the Faculty of Computer Science at West Kordofan University, along with his son, inside their home. In another incident, radio journalist Al-Hassan Fadl Al-Moula Mousa — a member of the broadcasting team of West Kordofan Radio and a correspondent for Baladi 96.6 Radio — was executed inside his home.
The city also witnessed a horrific crime in which Major Ahmed Mohamed Abdallah Jelo, Director of Judicial Police, was slaughtered along with his wife inside their home. Among the list of victims was also Abd El-Rehem Safi Al-Din Najih, brother of the Chief of the Council of the Humr tribe, who was summarily executed with gunshots inside his brother’s house.
In addition to these horrific massacres, RSF militias launched widespread looting operations targeting government institutions and premises belonging to reserve forces, as well as banks, including the Khartoum Bank branch in Al- Nehoud city. The main market of the city — its vital commercial center — was also looted, in addition to private markets, shops, civilian vehicles, and personal properties.
For its part, The CFJ strongly condemns these brutal crimes committed against unarmed civilians, affirming that they constitute war crimes, crimes against humanity, and extrajudicial executions. The committee calls for prompt, impartial, transparent, and independent investigations into these violations, and for holding those responsible accountable and preventing them from escaping punishment.
The CFJ also urges all warring parties in Sudan to protect civilians, respect international humanitarian law, and spare the population from the ongoing violence and armed conflict.
