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Türkiye on Sunday condemned a deadly attack on displaced civilians in Sudan’s North Kordofan state, expressing sorrow over the loss of life after Rapid Support Forces targeted a vehicle carrying civilians.
In a written statement, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said it had learned “with deep sorrow” that many civilians were killed in an attack by the RSF on a vehicle transporting displaced people in North Kordofan.
The ministry said the vehicle was carrying civilians who had been forced to flee their homes amid ongoing conflict.
“This attack constitutes a blatant and grave violation of international humanitarian law with regard to the protection of civilians and civilian infrastructure in armed conflicts,” the statement said.
Ankara stressed that civilians and civilian infrastructure must not be targeted under any circumstances during armed conflicts.
“We strongly condemn attacks against civilians,” the ministry said.
Türkiye also reiterated its call for measures to ensure the safety of those affected by the conflict, urging “safe and unimpeded passage for civilians and the unhindered delivery of humanitarian assistance.”
On Saturday, the Sudanese government accused the RSF of carrying out a drone attack targeting a World Food Programme aid convoy in North Kordofan, resulting in casualties and the destruction of relief supplies.
Sudanese authorities also announced that 24 civilians were killed and others wounded, including women, children and elderly people, after RSF forces targeted a vehicle carrying displaced civilians in the city of Al Rahad in North Kordofan.
In a statement, the North Kordofan state government said it “strongly condemns, in the harshest terms, the horrific terrorist crime committed by the RSF militia,” describing the incident as a deliberate attack on a vehicle transporting displaced civilians who had arrived from the Dubeiker area of South Kordofan state and were heading toward Al Rahad.
On Jan. 25, the Sudanese army said it had repelled a similar attack by RSF forces and allied fighters in the Al-Silik and Malkan areas of Blue Nile state.
Of Sudan’s 18 states, the RSF controls all five states in the western Darfur region, except for parts of North Darfur that remain under army control. The Sudanese army holds most areas of the remaining 13 states across the south, north, east and center of the country, including the capital, Khartoum.
The conflict between the Sudanese army and the RSF, which erupted in April 2023, has killed thousands of people, displaced millions and triggered one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises.
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