Survivors recount RSF gang rape in Sudan; infants among victims

Al JazeeraCenterEN 2 min read 100% complete by Mohammad MansourJanuary 7, 2026 at 08:17 AM

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A recent report and survivor testimonies detail widespread sexual violence committed by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan since the conflict began in April 2023. Women like Mariam, fleeing Gezira State, were stopped and raped by RSF soldiers. In el-Fasher, medical student Um Kulthum witnessed murder and mass rape before becoming a victim herself. The Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn of Africa (SIHA) documented nearly 1,300 cases of sexual and gender-based violence across 14 states. A senior doctor also revealed that 14 female infants have been raped. Victims are often forced to suffer in silence.

Key Entities & Roles

Key Player Opposition Context

Asma Mohammed 40% el-Fasher 40% Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn of Africa 50% Khartoum 50% Um Kulthum ×260% Gezira State ×260% Mariam ×470% Sudan 80% Rapid Support Forces ×490%

Keywords

sexual violence 100% gang rape 90% sudan 80% rsf 80% war crimes 70% victims 60% gender-based violence 50% infants 50% testimonies 40% el-fasher 40%

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Very Negative

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Al Jazeera

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Classification Confidence

90%

Geographic Perspective

Sudan

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