At least five people have been killed in Sudan’s South Kordofan state in an attack blamed on a rebel group, according to local officials and residents.
The attack reportedly targeted civilians in the conflict-affected region, where fighting between Sudanese forces and armed groups has continued amid the country’s wider civil war.
Several others were reportedly injured, while residents in the affected area have been forced to seek safety as violence continues to threaten communities and disrupt daily life.
South Kordofan has been a major area of conflict, with armed groups operating in parts of the state and fighting contributing to displacement and worsening humanitarian conditions.
The latest attack has raised renewed concerns about the safety of civilians in the region, as efforts to end Sudan’s wider conflict have so far failed to produce lasting peace.