US EditionDisplaced Sudanese Testify of Spiralling Violence in El-Fasher
Over 2,000 civilians were killed in two days amid systematic ethnic cleansing and ransom extortion by RSF after capturing El-Fasher, UN officials and survivors report.
- On October 26, the Rapid Support Forces seized control of el-Fasher after the Sudanese Armed Forces withdrew, forcing more than 70,000 people to flee, UN reports.
- After withstanding a months-long siege of over 500 days and an 18-month blockade, el-Fasher fell amid fighting tied to Sudan's civil war since April 2023 and pressure from the UAE-backed militia.
- Survivor Rashida Ishaq described RSF executions, saying, `They shot children in front of us, some not even five years old' on October 27, while families faced ransom demands and Yale's report found mass graves.
- Aid agencies say no humanitarian access is reaching those trapped, with nearly 500 killed at Saudi Maternity Hospital and 450 patients arriving in Tawila city amid severe shortages, Jacqueline Wilma Parlevliet said.
- UN investigators and researchers have warned of systematic atrocities, with Mohamed Chande Othman stating, `As El-Fasher burns and millions face starvation, the world must choose between silence or solidarity,' and Abdel Aziz Suleiman Auri confirming RSF launched more than 270 attacks aided by mercenaries from seven countries.
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Displaced Sudanese testify of spiralling violence in El-Fasher
Tens of thousands of people have fled the Sudanese city of El-Fasher after it was seized by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. Their arrival in camps was followed of reports of mass killings, sexual violence, attacks on aid workers, looting and abductions in a city where communications have largely been cut off. The recent spark in violence in this two year-long conflict has prompted fears that it will amplify the already important humanitar…
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