Archive · 5 Sep 2026
At Least 26 Killed in Two South Kordofan Attacks
Two attacks happened in Sudan’s South Kordofan State.
More than 21 people were reportedly killed in Debi and Luwairi.
Another five people were reportedly killed by artillery in Dilling.
Women and children were among those reported killed.
Many others were injured in both incidents.
A doctors’ group blamed the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North.
The group said one attack broke a ceasefire agreement made in late August.
The movement has not yet responded to the accusations.
The attacks happened during Sudan’s larger war, which has displaced millions of people.
At least 26 people were killed in two separate attacks in Sudan’s South Kordofan State, according to multiple sources.
More than 21 people, including women and children, were reportedly killed in attacks on Debi and Luwairi on Thursday.
Five people, including a child, were reportedly killed when artillery struck residential areas of Dilling early Friday.
The Sudan Doctors Network accused the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North of violating a late-August ceasefire and targeting civilians.
The Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North has not commented on the allegations; fighting in the region is part of Sudan’s wider conflict.
- Who
- At least 26 civilians were reportedly killed; the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North was accused of carrying out the attacks.
- What
- Two separate attacks reportedly killed civilians and injured dozens in South Kordofan.
- When
- The attacks on Debi and Luwairi occurred Thursday afternoon, while the Dilling shelling occurred early Friday.
- Where
- Debi and Luwairi, south and west of Kauda, and the city of Dilling in South Kordofan State, Sudan.
- Why
- The attacks occurred amid fighting involving the Sudanese Armed Forces, the Rapid Support Forces and the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North; the reported motive was not stated.
Doctors’ Network and Witness Accounts
SPLM-N Response
Responsibility for the attacks
Doctors’ Network and Witness Accounts
The Sudan Doctors Network and sources cited by Xinhua attributed the attacks to forces of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North and described civilian casualties.
SPLM-N Response
The Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North has not commented on the allegations.
Ceasefire and civilian targeting
Doctors’ Network and Witness Accounts
The Sudan Doctors Network condemned the Debi and Luwairi attack as a violation of the late-August ceasefire and accused SPLM-N of targeting civilians.
SPLM-N Response
No response or alternative account from SPLM-N was reported.
- Reported deaths
- At least 26 people were killed in the two incidents.
- Debi and Luwairi
- More than 21 people, including women and children, were reportedly killed on Thursday.
- Dilling
- About five civilians, including a child, were reportedly killed by artillery early Friday.
- Reported injuries
- A rural hospital source reported 11 injured in Debi, while an eyewitness reported more than seven injured in Dilling.
- Accused force
- The Sudan Doctors Network accused the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North.
- Ceasefire claim
- The doctors’ network said the Debi and Luwairi attack violated a ceasefire agreement reached in late August.
- Wider conflict
- Sudan’s broader conflict began in April 2023 and has killed thousands and displaced millions.