NORTH KORDOFAN — The Sudan Doctors Network issued an urgent report on March 19, 2026, accusing the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of executing 12 civilians in the Shuraim Mima area, located north of the strategic city of Bara. The victims, which included six women, were reportedly targeted based on suspicions of collaborating with the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF). This incident follows a series of intensified clashes in North Kordofan, where control over major cities like Bara and El-Obeid has fluctuated between the warring factions in recent weeks. Human rights observers described the killings as a 'grave violation of international humanitarian law' and warned of a deepening humanitarian crisis as the RSF attempts to consolidate its hold on the Kordofan region to secure supply lines between Darfur and Khartoum. The network has called on the international community to establish safe corridors for the thousands of civilians currently trapped by the fighting and facing acute food shortages.