Hundreds of civilians killed in a devastating air raid in Sudan!

Hundreds of civilians killed in a devastating air raid in Sudan!

Tora, Darfur, Sudan - An air raid of the Sudanese army on a market in Tora, Darfur, has led to a devastating massacre today. According to reports from activists, "hundreds of civilians" have been killed. The army combat aircraft carried out an attack that was called "indiscriminately", which demanded numerous innocent human lives. The Emergency Lawyers organization reported a “terrible massacre” and speaks of hundreds of civilians who killed and dozens of others who were seriously injured. This tragedy is the latest expression of a bloody power struggle that has been raging between the army under Fattah al-Burhan and the paramilitary RSF militia under the leadership of Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo since April 2023. Oe24 reports that both sides of the conflict parties are accused of war crimes.

The conflict in Sudan has already demanded tens of thousands of fatalities since his beginning in April 2023. More than 12 million people have fled through violence within the countries and from Sudan. At the same time, the UN reported an alarming humanitarian crisis, with over 26 million starving people - this corresponds to about half of the Sudanese population. Medical care in the country has largely collapsed, which leads to an increase in diseases such as cholera, malaria and measles.

Humanitarian crisis

According to information from Deutschlandfunk , humanitarian aid is severely restricted in the region, since numerous auxiliary measures are not approved by the conflict parties. It was not until November 2024 that people in a refugee camp in Norddarfur again received food rations of the World Food Program (WFP). For 2025, a need of $ 4.2 billion is estimated for humanitarian aid in Sudan.

International efforts to end the conflict have failed so far, the last initiative was in August 2024. The International Criminal Court is investigating due to genocide, which underlines the seriousness of the situation.

historical context

The Sudan has a long history of military coups and dictatorship, especially under the former ruler Omar al-Bashir, who came to power in 1989. After his fall in 2019, a civil-military power division occurred, but the tensions remained. A military coup in 2021 led to a further escalation, and the RSF should be incorporated into the regular army, which provoked additional conflicts.

The current conflict shows the deep cracks in Sudanese society and the enormous necessity of international support and humanitarian aid to alleviate the suffering of the civilian population and find a way back to peace and stability.