‘Blood On the Sand’: Thousands Missing As Militia Accused of Massacres During Capture of Key City in Sudan
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Massacres and Displacement Intensify Sudan ConflictAfter a 17-month siege, paramilitary forces seized El Fasher; over 60,000 civilians fled amid reports of executions and sexual violence.
- The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) captured El Fasher, the last military stronghold in Darfur, after a prolonged siege.
- Multiple sources reported mass killings, sexual assaults, and targeted attacks on civilians during and following the city's fall.
- Over 60,000 residents fled El Fasher, but only about 5,000 reached the nearby town of Tawila; many remain missing or presumed dead.
- This escalation marks a major shift in Sudan’s security landscape, raising risks of further war crimes and a worsening humanitarian crisis.
The arrival numbers don’t add up, while accounts of large-scale atrocities are mounting.— Michel Olivier Lacharité, MSF head of emergencies, commented on the discrepancies in reported arrival numbers amid rising accounts of atrocities.
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