January 14, 2025 (UM AL-QURA) – At least 18 people were killed on Tuesday in attacks on farming communities in Sudan’s central Al-Jazirah state, according to local activists, amid rising fears of further unrest in the volatile region. The Sudanese army acknowledged “isolated incidents” involving its troops in the Al-Kanabi area east of the state capital, following accusations from political and rights groups that soldiers had killed civilians and arbitrarily detained women. The allegations are part of a broader pattern of violence against farming communities in the region. The Central Committee of the Al-Kanabi Conference said in a statement that the Shukaba camp in southern Al-Jazirah was set ablaze, killing 13 residents of the Dar es Salaam camp in Al-Hudaybah, located east of Um Al-Qura. Five more individuals from Camp 16 in the same area were also killed, allegedly by the “Shield of Al-Batanah militia,” the statement added, referring to the Sudan Shield Forces (SSF), a paramilitary force allied with the Sudanese army. It urged the armed forces to protect civilians, particularly in Al-Kanabi, where residents are facing what it described as “crimes and violations that amount to genocide, crimes against humanity, and ethnic cleansing.” The Committee held the Sudanese …
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