Attacks on famine-hit camps in Sudan’s Darfur leave at least 100 people dead, UN official says
- A two-day attack in Darfur by the Rapid Support Forces killed over 100 people, including 20 children and nine aid workers, according to U.N. Official Clementine Nkweta-Salami.
- The offensive targeted the Zamzam and Abu Shorouk camps, forcing about 2,400 people to flee, reported the General Coordination for Displaced Persons and Refugees.
- Nkweta-Salami described the attack as a "deadly and unacceptable escalation in a series of brutal attacks on displaced people and aid workers in Sudan since the onset of this conflict nearly two years ago."
- The humanitarian crisis in Sudan has intensified, with about 25 million people facing extreme hunger, as noted by the global hunger monitoring group Integrated Food Security Phase Classification.
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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 …
Darfur: Massacre in the Zamzam refugee camp drives people into flight
On the second anniversary of the outbreak of war in Sudan, thousands of people are fleeing the deadly attacks of the RSF militia. An international conference in London is to bring relief to the growing need.
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