More than 400 People Have Been Killed in Recent Attacks by the Paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan’s Darfur Region, Says The Un Citizing “Credible Sources”.
Last Week, The RSF Launched An Intense Ground Camps Surrounding on the City of El-Fasher An Attempt to Seize The Last State Capital in Darfur Held by Their Rival, The Sudanese Army.
The Two Warring Sides Have a Bloody Power Struggle Since April 2023. This has been Created The World’s Largest Humanitarian Crisis and Forced Millions to Flee Their Homes.
The UN Said It Verified 148 Killings Between Thursday and Saturday, But Warned The Toll Was Much Higher.
Un Spokeswoman Ravina Shamdasani Told The BBC Their Verification Process Was Still Ongoing and Their Number Didn’t included Sunday’s Violence.
“Credible sources have reported more than 400 killed,” Said Ms Shamdasani.
At Least Nine Humanitarian Aid Workers Were Among Those, The Un Said.
The Refugee Camps That Surround El-Fasher – Zamzam and Abu Shouk – Provide Temporary Homes to More Than 700,000 People, Many of Whom Are Facing Famine-Like Conditions.
In A Statement Released on Saturday, The RSF Said It Was Civilians And That Scenes Of Killing in Zamzam Were Staged to Discredit Its Forces.
The Following Day, The Group Said It Completed A “Successful Liberation” of the Camp Sudan’s Army. The RSF Accused The Army of Using Zamzam As “A Military Barracks, and Innocent Civilians As Human Shields”.
El-Fasher is The Last Major Town in Darfur Under Army Control and has been Siege by the RSF for A Year. Sudan’s Brutal Civil War Will Enter ITS Third Year on Tuesday.
UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk Called On Top Parties To “Renew Their Resolve to Take Meaningful Steps Toowards Resolving.”
