Nyala, February 14 (Darfur24)
Two Sudanese civilians were killed in separate shooting incidents this week in South Darfur and Al-Jazirah states, according to relatives and local sources, in cases that have raised fresh concerns about civilian safety amid ongoing insecurity.
In South Darfur, unidentified gunmen opened fire Thursday on a passenger vehicle traveling from the town of Al-Radoum toward South Sudan, killing Imad al-Din Ahmed Othman, widely known as “Imad Shirin”, while other passengers were unharmed.
A relative of the victim told Darfur24 that Imad had fled Nyala after fighting erupted in April 2023 and settled in Kass, where he operated a maintenance workshop before deciding earlier this year to travel with his family to South Sudan. The relative said Imad was previously stopped and detained by the Rapid Support Forces in the town of Singo for more than a month before local mediation secured his release last week.
According to the family, he was attacked shortly after resuming his journey. Another relative said his body was transferred back to Al-Radoum for burial, while his wife and children continued toward South Sudan as refugees. Family members accused the RSF of involvement in the killing, an allegation Darfur24 could not independently verify.
In a separate incident, relatives said Mohamed Yassin Haroun Mustafa was shot and killed Thursday by military personnel at a checkpoint in the city of Al-Hasahisa in Al-Jazirah State.
A family member explained that Mohamed, originally from Nyala, had fled to Egypt after the outbreak of war but was deported earlier this month over residency violations and later settled in Khartoum. While visiting relatives in Al-Hasahisa, he was stopped by a patrol at a checkpoint. According to relatives, an argument followed, after which he was shot despite presenting identification documents.
Another relative said Mohamed was taken to a local hospital and that patrol members involved in the incident were detained pending investigation. Authorities reportedly informed the family that legal procedures are underway.
Mohamed Yassin was described by relatives as a university graduate whose family had relocated to Egypt following the start of the conflict in 2023. As of publication, neither police nor local authorities had issued an official statement on the incident.