Tabasa Youth Gathering in South Kordofan State revealed that Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia and the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement–North, Al-Hilu faction, carried out an attack on Tabasa village in Al-Abbasiya Taggali Locality on Saturday, 22 November.
According to the group, the assault resulted in the killing of Captain Yousif Drogba, who confronted armed men attempting to seize his ill brother for forced recruitment. His brother was also injured during the attack. The statement added that a child, Salih Abdel-Gadir, was beaten and taken to one of the camps while suffering from severe bleeding, amid unconfirmed reports of his death.
The statement further noted that around 700 young men from various neighbourhoods of the village were taken to a camp belonging to the SPLM-N, Al-Hilu faction. The release of some detainees has reportedly begun in exchange for ransom payments, while civilians’ homes were searched and property looted.
The Tabasa Youth Gathering called for the immediate release of all abducted individuals, clarification on the fate of the child Salih Abdel-Gadir, and the withdrawal of armed personnel from residential areas.
