# SPLM-N shelling kills at least five in Sudan's South Kordofan, doctors say

Sudan Doctors Network reported that SPLM-N forces shelled residential areas in Dilling, killing at least five people including a child.

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In a separate statement issued hours earlier, the Sudan Doctors Network said SPLM-N forces attacked Debi and Luweri near Kauda on Thursday, killing more than 21 people including women and children, and specifically targeting the Otoro tribe, a minority group in the Nuba Mountains. [^1]

The Sudan Doctors Network said on Friday that SPLM-N forces shelled residential areas in Dilling, South Kordofan, killing at least five people including a child and injuring several others. [^2]

At least 26 people were killed and dozens injured in two separate attacks in Sudan's South Kordofan State, according to multiple sources. [^3]

According to the World Health Organization, nearly 34 million people, about two-thirds of Sudan's population, now require urgent humanitarian assistance. [^4]

The Sudan Doctors Network accused the SPLM-N of carrying out the artillery attack in Dilling, called it a clear violation of international humanitarian law, and urged the international community to take immediate action and exert pressure on SPLM-N leader Abdel Aziz al-Hilu to cease attacks against civilians. [^5]

An eyewitness in Dilling told Xinhua that artillery hit residential neighborhoods, killing about five civilians and injuring more than seven. [^6]

The casualties resulted from an attack by forces of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N), an ally of paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), on Debi and Luwairi, south and west of Kauda. [^7]

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1. In a separate statement issued hours earlier, the Sudan Doctors Network said SPLM-N forces attacked Debi and Luweri near Kauda on Thursday, killing more than 21 people including women and children, and specifically targeting the Otoro tribe, a minority group in the Nuba Mountains. (Al Jazeera, News)
2. The Sudan Doctors Network said on Friday that SPLM-N forces shelled residential areas in Dilling, South Kordofan, killing at least five people including a child and injuring several others. (Al Jazeera, News)
3. At least 26 people were killed and dozens injured in two separate attacks in Sudan's South Kordofan State, according to multiple sources. (Mid-day, News)
4. According to the World Health Organization, nearly 34 million people, about two-thirds of Sudan's population, now require urgent humanitarian assistance. (Al Jazeera, News)
5. The Sudan Doctors Network accused the SPLM-N of carrying out the artillery attack in Dilling, called it a clear violation of international humanitarian law, and urged the international community to take immediate action and exert pressure on SPLM-N leader Abdel Aziz al-Hilu to cease attacks against civilians. (Al Jazeera, News)
6. An eyewitness in Dilling told Xinhua that artillery hit residential neighborhoods, killing about five civilians and injuring more than seven. (Mid-day, News)
7. The casualties resulted from an attack by forces of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N), an ally of paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), on Debi and Luwairi, south and west of Kauda. (Mid-day, News)

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