Attacks on famine-hit camps in Sudan’s Darfur leave at least 100 people dead, UN official says
- Sudan's Rapid Support Forces took control of the Zamzam camp, inhabited by 700,000 displaced individuals, after a four-day assault that resulted in hundreds of casualties.
- The Sudan Liberation Army stated that the RSF's assault has destroyed shelters and left tens of thousands of residents fleeing to al-Fashir without food, water, or medicine.
- Tens of thousands of camp residents have fled to al-Fashir, overwhelmed by dire conditions without basic necessities, as reported by SLA spokesperson El-Sadiq Ali El-Nour.
- The RSF denied targeting civilians and accused rivals of orchestrating a media campaign against it, while welcoming humanitarian agencies to assist the deteriorating conditions at the camp.
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Up to 400,000 Displaced as Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces Seize Refugee Camp, Killing Hundreds
In Sudan’s western Darfur region, the U.N. reports attacks by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces killed at least 300 people in refugee camps over the weekend. The victims included children, as well as 10 humanitarian aid workers from Relief International Sudan. The RSF claimed on Sunday it took control over Zamzam camp. Some 400,000 additional people are believed to have been displaced in the area just over the last few days. The surrounding …
In the Sudanese region of Darfur, a new genocide threatens. The international community could prevent the killing, but it has other priorities.
Sudan’s paramilitary attacks largest IDP camps amid world’s biggest displacement crisis, killing over 100 : Peoples Dispatch
Burning down hundreds makeshift shelters used by the IDPs, Sudan’s paramilitary also torched the famine-struck camp’s central market and its community kitchen, burning the women inside alive, before attacking the last of the camp’s medical posts and killing all its staff.
In the Darfur region of Sudan, more than 300 people have been killed within two days.
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