Darfur Follow-ups: madani
A heavily armed force aboard about 20 Rapid Support combat vehicles attacked this morning the Abu gouta area, northwest of Al-Jazira State, adjacent to the Sudanese capital, Khartoum.
A woman from the area told Beam Reports that a force of approximately 18 Rapid Support vehicles entered the area and attacked citizens inside homes. She added, “Members of the Rapid Support assaulted my brother, beat him, and tried to take his infant daughter.”
She revealed that the Rapid Support stormed the Abu gouta Police Department, attacked its members, killed some of them, looted the Agricultural Bank, and stole citizens and their cars, noting that they set up outposts in the streets of the area and near the locality.
At a time when the Emergency Rights Lawyers Group condemned the Rapid Support Forces’ invasion of the Abu gouta area in Al-Jazira State and the expansion of military operations to include safe areas where thousands of civilians sought protection.
It also condemned the looting, attacks and sabotage of civilian institutions by the Rapid Support Forces, warning of the consequences of continued violations against civilians.
It said in a statement, that the Rapid Support completely invaded the Abu gouta area at dawn today with a force of 20 four-wheel drive vehicles that deployed in the city and set up outposts after looting the market, the agricultural bank, the court, and the police department, as a result of which 3 police officers were injured.
The Abu gouta area has more than 140 villages and is considered a populated area with a large agricultural weight.
The Rapid Support has been trying to find an outlet to Al-Jazeera State, adjacent to Khartoum, while it has been able to enter some areas on Khartoum-Madani Street, such as Al-Masoudiyah and the Nuba village.
Last August, the Rapid Support Forces attacked the Nuba area of the island with the aim of looting cars, causing a number of deaths and injuries.
