No one knows the true toll of the massacre, and the city remains isolated. Now, refugee camps in Chad are flooded with newly displaced Sudanese.
Tag: Rapid Support Forces (Sudan)
Over 1,000 Were Killed in Attack on Camp in Darfur, Sudan, U.N. Says
A paramilitary attack in April was one of the most brutal of Sudan’s civil war. Now, hunger is spreading as Western aid cuts have reduced U.N. rations.
E.U. Flies 110 Tons of Aid to Darfur. But Will It Reach Those In Need?
The European Union has mounted an “air bridge” effort, with at least eight aid flights planned to Sudan. But getting supplies to the areas with the most dire need is an enormous challenge.
Six U.N. Peacekeepers Killed in Drone Strike in Sudanese Battle Zone
The strike on a United Nations base in the southern Kordofan region was the deadliest single episode for the body’s personnel in Sudan’s civil war.
A Trickle of Aid Reaches a Captured, War-Ravaged City in Sudan
A local group negotiated permission from the paramilitary force controlling El Fasher, offering a rare glimpse into conditions after a massacre.
Attacks on Kindergarten and Hospital Kill 114 in Sudan, W.H.O. Says
The drone strikes were blamed on the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, extending a pattern of atrocities in Sudan’s 2½-year civil war.
U.N. Warns of ‘Another Wave of Atrocities’ in Sudan’s Civil War
Paramilitary groups have intensified an offensive on a crucial region bordering Darfur, prompting fears of another massacre.
After Pressure From Saudi Leader, Trump Vows to Seek Peace in Sudan
It is unclear what President Trump will do to end a brutal civil war in which both sides are backed by U.S. allies, but his statement that he will try has raised hopes for peace.
Top U.N. Official Pushing to Get Aid Into Stricken Sudanese City
Paramilitaries accused of atrocities pledged to allow international aid and investigators into El Fasher, days after an airstrike hit a United Nations vehicle.
Atrocities in Sudan Require World’s Attention, U.N. Says
The United Nations’ top human rights body ordered an inquiry into mass killings and sexual violence during the country’s worsening civil war.