US EditionRebel group claims capture of Sudan army headquarters in key city
The RSF's victory ends an 18-month siege, trapping 260,000 civilians amid worsening famine and fears of ethnic violence, UN officials warn of mounting atrocities.
- The Rapid Support Forces claimed they captured the army headquarters in El Fasher, a significant loss for the Sudanese armed forces.
- The United Nations expressed alarm over high civilian casualties and humanitarian crises due to RSF actions in El Fasher, warning of possible massacres against non-Arab communities.
- RSF's siege has left approximately 260,000 civilians trapped in El Fasher, living in desperate conditions without food or healthcare, according to UN officials.
- Fighting continues in El Fasher, resulting in significant casualties and forcing hundreds of thousands from their homes.
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Calls Grow for Humanitarian Ceasefire in Sudan as RSF Forces Seize Key City of El Fasher in Darfur
Sudan’s military has withdrawn from El Fasher, its last stronghold in the country’s Darfur region, ceding control of the city to the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces after an 18-month siege. The United Nations and the African Union have called for safe passage for civilians and an immediate ceasefire, condemning reports of war crimes by RSF fighters including summary executions of civilians. Fighting between the Sudanese military and RSF has kil
The allies of the Sudanese army say that the Rapid Support Forces "committed atrocities against innocent civilians in the city of Al-Fashir, where more than 2,000 civilians were executed".
The RSF paramilitary forces declared they had captured the city after an 18-month siege.
Sudan's army commander and de facto leader Abdel Fattah Al Burhan confirmed on Monday the withdrawal of the army from the city of El Fasher, where the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) took control after more than 18 months of siege.
After the RSF militia gains control of the capital of the Darfur region, there is fear of a new wave of violence. Could the country split?
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