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U.N. says at least 91 killed in besieged Darfur city last month
United Nations reports 91 civilians killed in 10 days of attacks by Rapid Support Forces amid siege, worsening humanitarian crisis and urgent calls for protection.
- On Thursday, the United Nations said at least 91 civilians were killed in el-Fasher, North Darfur, Sudan, within 10 days last month, the United Nations announced in its briefing.
- The civil war that began in 2023 has killed at least 40,000 and displaced 12 million, as Rapid Support Forces tightened their siege of el-Fasher in recent weeks.
- Local monitors recorded a missile strike that killed 16 people, including three women, and wounded 21, while a community kitchen shelling in the Abu Shouk neighborhood killed at least 23 civilians.
- More than 260,000 people face severe shortages of food, water and medical supplies, despite a limited airdrop Monday, the first since April, Khartoum Aid Kitchen co-founder Mohanad Elbalal said.
- Calling for urgent action, U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker T�rk warned el-Fasher is on the `precipice of a greater catastrophe` and urged lifting the siege to protect civilians.
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The United Nations warned on Thursday of escalating attacks in El Fasher, saying the city "is on the brink of a major catastrophe unless immediate steps are taken to end the siege and protect civilians."
·Amman, Jordan
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UN demands action to prevent atrocities in Sudan’s El-Fasher
The United Nations called Thursday for urgent action to prevent "large-scale, ethnically-driven attacks and atrocities" in Sudan's besieged western city of El-Fasher. The call from the UN rights office came after reports that long-range drones were being pre-positioned by Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support forces in South Darfur, raising fears of a large attack on the North Darfur city of El-Fasher in coming days. The RSF is currently waging its…
·London, United Kingdom
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Total News Sources18
Leaning Left7Leaning Right3Center1Last UpdatedBias Distribution64% Left
Bias Distribution
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L 64%
R 27%
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