...a Moslem country located in the Horn of Africa. It is noted for its affinity for rule by ex- or current generals, its holy men, and for the oppression of the native Afro population by its Arab conquerors. South Sudan, populated mostly by the natives, split off from Sudan proper, which left North and South Darfur to be oppressed by the guys with turbans...Doctors Syndicate reported Thursday that more than 200 doctors had been killed and nine female doctors raped by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
Gross violations by both parties to the conflict have been reported in many regions across the country, including killings, abductions, arrests, rape, liquidations, and executions, often linked to accusations of collaboration with the opposing side.
Adeeba Ibrahim al-Sayed, a member of the Preliminary Committee's Omdurman private branch, told Sudan Tribune that the committee had documented the killing of more than 230 doctors. Nine female doctors were raped and two others kidnapped when RSF forces entered Gezira State, she added.
Al-Sayed confirmed that both the Sudanese Army (SAF) and the RSF had arrested more than 30 doctors, while more than 20 others had been kidnapped, their whereabouts remaining unknown to the committee.
About 8,000 doctors have emigrated or been displaced, causing a severe shortage of medical staff, al-Sayed explained.
Around 85% of hospitals and health centres have also closed, leading to disease spread and overcrowding at the few remaining functioning facilities.