Sudanese officials and rights groups say insurgent attacks by the paramilitary Rapid Support Force have killed hundreds of civilians, including infants, in White Nile state.

Sudan: RSF Massacre In White Nile State Near Khartoum, Over 200 Killed | Firstpost Africa | N18G Sudan's Paramilitary RSF has reportedly killed more than 200 people in a three-day assault in the south of Khartoum.

Attacks by Sudan's Rapid Support Forces have killed more than 200 people over the past three days, activists said on Tuesday, as the paramilitary group delayed signing a political charter that could pave the way for a breakaway government.

Sudanese rebels have waged a three-day assault across villages near the southern town of al-Gitaina in White Nile state, killing more than 200 people, including women and children, according to a rights watchdog.

The attack on the White Nile state villages of Al-Kadaris and Al-Khelwat, some 100 kilometres (60 miles) south of the capital, sent thousands fleeing, witnesses told AFP.

Many have been killed as the RSF paramilitary forces attacked villages in the White Nile state. The region is controlled partly by the RSF and partly by the army.

Dozens of civilians were killed and injured on Monday in an attack launched by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on villages and the city of El Quteina in White Nile State, southern Sudan. Villagers sent out distress calls through audio recordings that were widely circulated,

Attacks by Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Force have killed hundreds of civilians, including infants, in White Nile state, Sudanese officials and rights groups said Tuesday. Sudan's Foreign Ministry said in a statement that the paramilitary group targeted civilians in the past few days