Sudan war kills at least 12 civilians in Darfur fighting

Fighting on June 25 between rival Sudanese generals in Darfur killed at least a dozen civilians, said a doctor in the devastated region.

Fighting on June 25 between rival Sudanese generals in Darfur killed at least a dozen civilians, said a doctor in the devastated region.

Speaking from the capital of South Darfur state, the doctor said fighting there had led to "a provisional toll of 12 civilians killed in Nyala".

But the source -- speaking anonymously for security reasons -- noted that "the violence of the fighting restricts movement" of victims to hospital.

Residents on Saturday had reported battles, shelling and artillery strikes in Nyala.

Darfur, a vast western region on the border with Chad, has witnessed the deadliest violence in the battle for power between army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and his former deputy, Rapid Support Forces paramilitary commander Mohamed Hamdan Daglo.

The United Nations says violence in Darfur has taken an "ethnic dimension" and could constitute "crimes against humanity".

Daglo's RSF have their origins in the Janjaweed militias which former strongman Omar al-Bashir unleashed in response to a rebellion by ethnic minorities in Darfur in 2003, drawing charges of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity.