ICC investigating Darfur killings and rapes as violence surges in Sudan

FILE PHOTO: The International Criminal Court building is seen in The Hague, Netherlands, January 16, 2019. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw/File Photo

THE HAGUE/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The International Criminal Court has launched an investigation into a surge of hostilities in Sudan's Darfur region since mid-April, including reports of killings, rapes, arson, displacement and crimes affecting children, the top prosecutor told the United Nations on Thursday.

The regular army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have been battling in the capital Khartoum and other areas of Sudan in a power struggle that exploded in mid-April.