January 13, 2025 (WAD MADANI) – Rights groups and political factions accused the Sudanese army and allied militias on Monday of killing 13 civilians and detaining women in what they allege is an ethnic campaign against residents of “Alkanabi” settlements in Al Jazirah state. Alkanabi are informal settlements located on the outskirts of large agricultural projects in central and eastern Sudan, inhabited mainly by agricultural workers and their families. “The village of Kambo Tayba in the Um Al-Qura locality in eastern Al Jazirah was subjected to continuous attacks by the army and allied militias, resulting in the death of 13 people, including two children, and the arrest of civilians and women,” the Emergency Lawyers stated. They asserted these attacks are part of ethnically motivated campaigns targeting groups in Al Jazirah accused of collaborating with the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), particularly Alkanabi residents who face systematic criminalization, hate speech, and incitement. The statement emphasized that the crimes, including extrajudicial killings, executions, kidnappings, humiliation, and torture, constitute flagrant violations of international humanitarian law and crimes against humanity. “Allegations of civilian cooperation with the RSF are not based on any legal or material evidence, as the village of Kambo Tayba was completely devoid …

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