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Mother and three children killed by shelling in Kadugli

By , based on Radio Tamazuj

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A mother and her three children were killed by artillery shelling targeting Kadugli, the capital of South Kordofan in Sudan, the Sudanese Doctors Network said. The organisation accused the forces of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North, led by Abdul-Aziz al-Hilu, and called for civilians to be protected under humanitarian law.

A mother and her three children were killed by artillery shelling in Kadugli, the capital of Sudan’s South Kordofan state, on 10 October, the Sudanese Doctors Network said. Preliminary reports attribute the shelling to the forces of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N), led by Abdelaziz al-Hilu.

The medical network condemned the shelling of residential areas, saying it endangered civilians in a region facing severe security and humanitarian difficulties. The SPLM-N is allied with the Rapid Support Forces and participates in the parallel Founding Tasis administration, according to the Sudanese Doctors Network.

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