Thousands of women and girls have sought treatment for sexual violence in nearly two years of war-torn Sudan, Doctors Without Borders said Tuesday, amid concerns that rape is being used as a weapon in the country’s brutal conflict.The aid group, known by its French acronym MSF, said at least 3,396 survivors of sexual violence were treated in its facilities between January 2024 and November 2025. Most survivors identified the attackers as armed men, while 60% of the cases recorded in South Darfur involved multiple perpetrators.In a report released on Tuesday, as cited by the AP, MSF documented accounts of women victims of gang rape in South Darfur and North Darfur, highlighting what it said is a far more widespread crisis than current figures suggest.One survivor described her ordeal in the report, saying, “They took us to an open area. The first man raped me twice, the second once, the third four times.”MSF emergency coordinator Maryam Laroussi said the reported numbers represent only a small part of the violence.Speaking at the report launch in Nairobi, Kenya, Laroussi, who was in Tawila in North Darfur in late 2025 after the fall of El Fasher, said the figures were just the “tip of the iceberg” and the scale of sexual violence was likely much higher in areas where MSF does not have access.Medical workers said survivors often faced major delays in accessing treatment. MSF midwife Gloria Andreo said teams in Tawila were seeing an average of 10 to 15 women a day, with most coming after the first 72 hours, a critical period for treating injuries and trauma, preventing infection and avoiding unwanted pregnancies.Many victims have to walk or travel by camel for days to reach care, he said.“As health care practitioners, we think of the 72 hours as the golden period because we provide so much care during that period,” Andreo said.Andreja Trajano, MSF’s sexual health specialist, said the violence also has a deep impact on entire communities.In some cases, she said, the girls were raped in front of their mothers and grandparents. Fear of sexual harassment has also prevented some people from doing daily activities like farming.“Will we continue to use the bodies of women and girls as weapons of war?” He said.MSF urged the United Nations to strengthen its presence in Sudan to better meet the needs of affected communities.In April 2023, a power struggle between the military and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in Sudan led to open fighting in Khartoum and other parts of the country, leading to anarchy. The International Criminal Court is investigating mass killings, mass rapes and other abuses related to the conflict as possible war crimes and crimes against humanity.More than 40,000 people have been killed in the war, according to UN figures, although aid groups say the actual death toll is likely much higher.Fighting has recently intensified in the Darfur and Kordofan regions, where deadly attacks, mostly involving drones, have been reported daily. The UN human rights office said more than 500 civilians had been killed in drone strikes since mid-March this year.