New Delhi, Nov. 6 -- Civilians face brutal assaults as Sudan's conflict intensifies, forcing thousands to flee and prompting urgent international calls for peace

At least 40 civilians were killed in a devastating attack on a funeral gathering in a key city within Sudan's North Kordofan region, according to the United Nations. This attack marks one of the deadliest recent incidents amid the ongoing civil conflict ravaging Sudan, exacerbating a humanitarian crisis that has displaced thousands and claimed numerous lives. The violence in the Kordofan region underscores the intensifying power struggle between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), with civilians bearing the brunt of the fighting.

The funer...