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A Sudanese doctor recounts his harrowing escape from a Darfur city under rebel bombardment
Dr. Mohamed Ibrahim describes fleeing RSF attacks that killed thousands and left 60% of el-Fasher's 260,000 residents missing or wounded, highlighting mass abductions and ransom demands.
- Dr. Mohamed Ibrahim, a Sudanese physician, told AP that he fled el-Fasher after a three-day assault starting Oct. 26, describing running through streets littered with bodies before reaching Tawila about 70 kilometers away.
- Rooted in Janjaweed origins, the RSF's rivalry with the army escalated after Sudan's 2021 coup, and after 18 months of fighting, paramilitary fighters overran el-Fasher.
- At the Saudi Maternity Hospital, RSF fighters stormed, killing at least 460 people and abducting six health workers; some captives faced chained and ransom demands of $20,000 each, according to the WHO.
- Humanitarian teams found el-Fasher largely deserted in late December, and United Nations officials say only 40% of its 260,000 residents fled alive, displacing tens of thousands to Tawila.
- At the U.N. Security Council last week, Nazhat Shameem Khan said war crimes occurred in el-Fasher, while Gen. Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo acknowledged abuses but disputed the scale; the RSF did not respond to AP inquiries.
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Three months after paramilitary fighters overran the Sudanese city of el-Fasher, a doctor is providing a rare first-person account of the attack. The capital of North Darfur province was engulfed in violence, leaving bodies in the streets and forcing civilians…
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A Sudanese doctor recounts his harrowing escape from a Darfur city under rebel bombardment
Three months after paramilitary fighters overran the Sudanese city of el-Fasher, a doctor is providing a rare first-person account of the attack.
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