October 27, 2024 (AL BUTANA) – The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have been accused of killing civilians, including an infant, and preventing residents from leaving the city of Rufaa in eastern Al-Jazirah state amid escalating violence following a local commander’s defection to the army, monitoring groups said on Sunday. The violence erupted after Abu Aqla Kikl, the RSF commander in Al Jazirah state, switched allegiance to the Sudanese army on Oct. 21. The RSF are believed to be carrying out reprisal attacks in the region, where Kikl held significant influence. The Al Jazirah Conference, a local monitoring group, said residents discovered the bodies of three people who had been “slaughtered,” including a baby “forcibly taken from his mother,” in Al Sereicha village. Two bodies were reportedly found in fields, and another in an irrigation canal. The RSF attacked Al Sereicha on Friday, leaving at least 124 people dead and 200 wounded, according to the Gezira Conference. The group also reported that 150 civilians were arrested and taken to RSF detention facilities in Kab Al-Jadid. “There are fears that dozens of prisoners who were taken to Kab Al-Jadid will be executed,” the Al Jairah Conference said in a statement. Residents have …

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