Galgani massacre

Battles War crimes Humanitarian crisis Other The Galgani massacre refers to a mass killing of civilians in the central Sudanese village of Galgani by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on 15 August 2024, which killed at least 108 people,[1] including at least 24 women and children.

[3] Beginning in late-July, the Rapid Support Forces began to attack the village of Galgani located in the central Sudanese Sennar State.

[2] The Sennar Youth Gathering reported that the RSF targeted Galgani on August 11, firing indiscriminately at crowds of people as they invaded while ceasing the operations of medical and other service facilities, triggering further mass migrations into the Blue Nile State.

[1] As a result of the attack, the village's medical center took in at least 80 deceased victims which included 24 women and minors.

[4] The attack left groups of bodies laying out on streets due to the presence of RSF troops preventing civilians from taking in the dead and burying them.