Bodies pulled out of well point to killings in areas recaptured from Sudan fighters


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  • Monday, 17 Mar 2025

Sudanese Red Crescent volunteers work near bodies recovered from a well at the Sharg Elnil area in the state of Khartoum, Sudan March 16, 2025. REUTERS/El Tayeb Siddig

SHARG ELNIL, Sudan (Reuters) - In a part of Sudan recaptured by the army just weeks ago after nearly two years under the control of paramilitary fighters, Red Crescent volunteers in hazmat suits and masks pulled bodies out of a well and put them in black bags as residents looked on.

Most of the 15 victims had been shot in the head, but some had injuries suggesting they were thrown in the well alive, said Hisham Zain al-Abdin, director of forensic medicine for Khartoum state.

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