The article discusses the violence inflicted by Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces on displaced people's camps in Darfur, leading to at least 100 civilian deaths, including many children and aid workers. Multiple assaults were reported in the Zamzam and Abu Shouk camps, causing destruction of vital infrastructure. While the RSF claimed to have liberated Zamzam and accused the military of using civilians as shields, humanitarian agencies reported heavy casualties including healthcare professionals. The escalating violence amid Sudan's civil war highlights the dire situation faced by civilians.
"This represents yet another deadly and unacceptable escalation in a series of brutal attacks on displaced people and aid workers in Sudan," Nkweta-Salami said.
The RSF denied targeting civilians and accused the military of using Zamzam as 'a military barracks, and innocent civilians as human shields'.
UN Humanitarian Coordinator Clementine Nkweta-Salami stated at least 100 civilians were killed in Abu Shouk and Zamzam camps, including more than 20 children and nine aid workers.
An army-aligned faction led by Darfur Governor Minni Minnawi on Sunday put the death toll at more than 400, although that number has not been independently verified.
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