Khartoum, April 13 (SANA) Fighting between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) continued across several areas on Monday, leaving civilians dead and injured amid escalating attacks on populated areas and growing international concern over a deepening food crisis.
The Sudan Doctors Network said in a statement on Monday that four civilians, including a woman and two children, were killed and others wounded a day earlier when RSF shelling hit a market in the city of Dilling in South Kordofan.
The network said the strike occurred during peak hours, causing panic among residents, and warned that repeated attacks on civilian areas and infrastructure are worsening an already fragile health situation, with limited medical resources available to treat the injured.
The violence comes as humanitarian organizations report a sharp deterioration in food conditions across the country. A joint report by Action Against Hunger, CARE International, the International Rescue Committee, Mercy Corps, and the Norwegian Refugee Council said millions of Sudanese are now surviving on just one meal a day.
The report highlighted severe conditions in North Darfur and South Kordofan, where some people go days without food, forcing families to resort to eating leaves and animal fodder to survive. It added that the conflict has disrupted agriculture, damaged markets, and contributed to the use of starvation as a tactic, further deepening the humanitarian crisis.
Aid groups also warned that community kitchens are struggling to meet growing demand amid declining funding, while women and girls face heightened risks when traveling to fields, markets, or water sources. Households led by women are three times more likely to experience food insecurity, the report said.
According to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), about 61.7 percent of Sudan’s population, or 28.9 million people, are facing acute food insecurity under the 2026 Humanitarian Needs Plan.
The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), a UN-backed global hunger monitoring system, said in February that acute malnutrition levels had exceeded famine thresholds in parts of North Darfur.
Sudan has been engulfed in conflict since mid-April 2023 between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the RSF, a war that has killed tens of thousands, displaced millions, and triggered a severe humanitarian crisis.
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