SPLM-N shelling kills five in Sudan's South Kordofan, doctors say

September 5, 2026 at 11:51 AM2 min

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At least five people, including a child, were killed when SPLM-N forces shelled residential areas in Dilling, South Kordofan, the Sudan Doctors Network said on Friday. The attack came hours after SPLM-N assaults near Kauda killed more than 21 people, including women and children.

Key Facts

The Sudan Doctors Network said SPLM-N forces shelled residential areas in Dilling, killing at least five people, including a child.
Hours earlier, SPLM-N attacks on Debi and Luweri near Kauda killed more than 21 people, including women and children.
The SPLM-N, led by Abdel Aziz al-Hilu, is aligned with the Rapid Support Forces and joined the RSF-led parallel government.
A UN-backed fact-finding mission reported that foreign involvement, including external supply networks and military drones, is worsening violence against civilians.
Since April 2023, the war has killed tens of thousands, displaced about 13 million, and left nearly 34 million people requiring urgent humanitarian assistance.

Dilling Shelling

The Sudan Doctors Network accused the SPLM-N of carrying out an artillery attack on residential areas in Dilling on Friday. The organisation said the heavy bombardment of civilian areas was a clear violation of international humanitarian law. It called on the international community to pressure SPLM-N leader Abdel Aziz al-Hilu to cease attacks against civilians.

Kauda Attacks

In a separate statement issued hours earlier, the medical group said SPLM-N forces attacked Debi and Luweri near Kauda on Thursday, killing more than 21 people. The network said those attacks specifically targeted the Otoro tribe, a minority group in the Nuba Mountains. The killings follow clashes earlier this year driven by land disputes, adding ethnic friction to the wider civil war between the Sudanese army and the RSF.

UN Warning

A UN-backed independent fact-finding mission reported on Thursday that foreign involvement, including external supply networks, foreign personnel, and military drones, is driving the conflict and worsening violence against civilians. Since fighting broke out in April 2023, the war has killed tens of thousands of people, displaced approximately 13 million, and pushed parts of the country into famine. According to the World Health Organization, nearly 34 million people, about two-thirds of Sudan's population, now require urgent humanitarian assistance.