Activists said three days of attacks by the paramilitary group had killed more than 200 people in White Nile state, which has emerged as a key battleground as the army regains territory.

The army and the paramilitary forces are locked in a new and ruinous battle for territory across the northeast African nation.

Attacks by Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces, RSF, left no fewer than 200 people dead over the past three days. Activists stated this on Tuesday as the paramilitary group delayed signing a political charter that could pave the way for a breakaway government.