US EditionRebel group claims capture of Sudan army headquarters in key city
- On Monday, Sudan's army admitted it had withdrawn from El-Fasher, allowing the Rapid Support Forces to claim control, while the United Nations warned of reported atrocities by the paramilitary.
- The RSF's capture of El-Fasher gives it control over all five state capitals in Darfur after an 18-month siege amid Sudan's wider war since April 2023.
- A media blackout has left communications cut and independent reporter Muammar Ibrahim detained, while MSF reports 130 hospitalised including 15 critical in Tawila amid hundreds detained, the OHCHR said.
- Around 260,000 civilians remain trapped in El-Fasher without aid, and the United Nations' migration agency said more than 26,000 fled since Sunday, while the World Health Organization head condemned attacks on the only partially operational hospital.
- Experts say the army is now confined to the north, east and centre of Sudan and quoted UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres as saying, `'This represents a terrible escalation in the conflict.
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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Sudan’s military has withdrawn from El Fasher, its last stronghold in the country’s Darfur region, ceding control of the city to the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces after an 18-month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?
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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