At least two children were killed and five women injured in an attack carried out by gunmen in Abassiya Tegeli locality in Sudan’s South Kordofan State last week, local residents said.

The locals told Radio Tamazuj on Wednesday that about 20 armed men believed to be from the Popular Defense Forces (PDF) attacked civilians at Jebel market in Abbasiya locality.

“They were 20 armed men and 16 of them were captured and the four ran away. The 16 soldiers were taken to the police station in Abassiya Tegeli, but they were later released without any charge. Yes, two of the children have died,” said a resident said.

The Popular Defence Forces is a Sudanese paramilitary force established by the 1989 Popular Defence Forces Act.

Photo: south kordofan Abassiya (retrieved for google maps)