A medical organization claims that a paramilitary attack on the besieged city of el-Fasher in Sudan’s western Darfur region has resulted in the deaths of at least 24 people and the injuries of dozens of others.
The Sudan Doctors Network, a paramilitary group fighting Sudan’s military, said on Thursday that the Rapid Support Forces shelled the densely populated areas of the central market and the Awlad al-Reef neighbourhood in el-Fasher, the country’s civil war.
Five women, among them, were hurt in the attack, which was reported to have claimed was 55.
The RSF did not respond to the report right away.
El-Fasher, the provincial capital of North Darfur province, has been the site of more than a year of fighting between the Sudanese military and the RSF. In the Darfur region, it is the military’s final stronghold.
In April 2023, Sudan’s conflict turned into open fighting in Khartoum and other parts of the African nation as a result of long-standing tensions between the military and the RSF.
The latest attack on El-Fasher and its surroundings on Wednesday included two famine-hit camps for displaced people where RSF fighters staged a massive offensive in April that left hundreds of people dead.
According to the UN high commissioner for human rights, at least 89 civilians died in RSF attacks in and around the city in just 10 days, including 16 who were brutally executed.
According to the UN’s children’s agency, the RSF besieged and transformed it into “an epicentre of child suffering, with malnutrition, disease, and violence claiming young lives every day.”
260, 000 civilians were trapped inside the city and living in “desperate conditions” as a result of the siege, including 130, 000 children, according to UNICEF, which released a statement on Wednesday. According to the report, an estimated 6, 000 children are at risk of dying from severe acute malnutrition.
More than 40, 000 people have been killed in the conflict, more than 14 million have fled their homes, and some families are attempting to survive as famine sweeps parts of the nation.
According to the UN and other rights organizations, it has experienced blatant atrocities, including rape and killings for ethnic reasons.
Source: Aljazeera
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