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Sudan Army Admits Loss of Key City as Reports of Atrocities Emerge
RSF now controls all five Darfur state capitals after Sudan army withdrawal, with nearly 260,000 civilians trapped amid reports of atrocities and media blackout, UN says.
- On Monday, Sudan's army admitted it had withdrawn from El-Fasher, allowing the Rapid Support Forces to claim control, while the United Nations warned of reported atrocities by the paramilitary.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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Sudan army admits loss of key city as reports of atrocities emerge
Sudan's army admitted on Monday it had withdrawn from the strategic hub of El-Fasher, while the United Nations issued a stark warning over reports of "atrocities" by the paramilitary group now in control of the city.
The conquest of the city represents a major turning point in the war. From now on, the paramilitaries who fight the regular army can claim control over a territory as vast as France.
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Sudan's paramilitary forces announces full control of El Fasher city
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