The Sudanese Rapid Support Forces or RSF carried out the random attacks, reportedly against civilians in the village of al-Seraiha in Sudan's al-Gezira State Friday.
State officials said Saturday at least 240 people had been injured during the attack.
Local media reported heavily-armed RSF soldiers opened fire indiscriminately against unarmed villagers. Approximately 150 other people have been detained by RSF forces.
Over the course of the conflict, the RSF has taken control of large parts of the Northeast African country as it clashes with the Sudanese Armed Forces.
Earlier this month, the United States sanctioned a senior RSF leader, accusing him of acquiring and distributing weapons to militia groups, furthering the bloody civil war.
On Thursday, the U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned Sudanese Armed Forces weapon procurement director Mirghani Idris Suleiman.
The Treasury accused Suleiman of "perpetuating violence, and prolonging the fighting in Sudan."
The civil conflict erupted in August 2023 when the Sudanese army clashed with RSF soldiers following years of heightened tensions. The country's former three-decade dictator, President Omar al-Bashir was deposed in a civilian-backed coup in 2019.
More than 20,000 civilians have been killed since the conflict began, according to the World Health Organization. The situation in the country has turned into one of the world's greatest humanitarian crises.
The United States has accused both sides in the conflict of committing war crimes and attempted on several occasions to broker a peace agreement.
New pro-army militia announces deployment in east Sudan
Port Sudan, Sudan (AFP) Oct 29, 2024 -
A new militia on Tuesday announced the deployment of its fighters in eastern Sudan in coordination with the country's armed forces, which have been fighting paramilitaries for over 18 months.
War erupted in Sudan in April 2023 between the regular armed forces led by the country's de facto leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) led by his former deputy Mohammed Hamdan Daglo.
The war has since killed tens of thousands and displaced over 11 million people, with over three million of those fleeing across Sudan's borders, according to the International Organization for Migration.
It has also precipitated one of the world's worst humanitarian crises, according to the United Nations, which has repeatedly warned of a looming famine.
The army-aligned government fled to its new de facto headquarters in Port Sudan, the capital of the eastern Red Sea state, where much of the aid to the country is also coordinated.
Eastern Sudan has thus far been largely spared the bloody warfare that has plagued much of the rest of the country.
But on Tuesday the new militia, dubbed the "Eastern Battalion" and trained in neighbouring Eritrea, said that it was deploying in the eastern Kassala state, adjacent to Red Sea state.
It said its "valiant forces led by general Al-Amin Dawoud Mahmoud... are deploying and opening up towards the eastern region after a technical and military consultation with the armed forces".
"This comes within the strategy of the Eastern Battalion to protect the land... with the security apparatus in the country," it added.
The armed forces did not immediately respond to AFP's request for comment.
The so-called Eastern Battalion is among a handful of new militias that have appeared in Sudan after receiving training in Eritrea, prompting fears over the involvement of new armed factions in the conflict.
Mali army says killed dozens of 'terrorists'
Bamako (AFP) Oct 27, 2024 -
Mali's army on Sunday said it had killed some 40 "terrorists" and destroyed one of their bases in two operations in the centre of the jihadist-plagued country.
Since taking power in a double coup in 2020 and 2021, Mali's military leaders have made a priority of tackling the Sahel nation's multiple security issues.
An operation on Thursday in Ounguel destroyed "an enemy base, with around 30 terrorists neutralised", an army statement said.
Weapons, ammunition and 24 motorbikes were seized, it added.
On Friday, a second operation saw 10 militants killed and goods including pick-up trucks and motorbikes seized.
Mali is battling a political, security and economic crisis and has been ravaged by Al-Qaeda and Islamic State factions since 2012. It also faces a separatist insurgency in the volatile desert north.
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