Sudanese refugees are escaping ongoing violence from airstrikes and ground attacks in their homeland, particularly from paramilitary groups. A significant influx of refugees has led to expanded services by Doctors Without Borders at border clinics in Chad. Many, like Kubrah Abdullah Dawood, arrive traumatized, recounting experiences of loss, such as the death of family members in airstrikes. Advocacy groups warn of increasing violence as the conflict intensifies in Darfur, with expected further displacement. Local testimonies reveal a systematic pattern of attacks that exacerbate the humanitarian crisis.
I'm always afraid of the planes, said Kubrah Abdullah Dawood, a Sudanese refugee who had just crossed the border alone with her 11-month-old daughter.
Wherever the R.S.F. is, we've seen burning of villages, blocking of aid, conflict related sexual violence, and we expect an increase in that in the coming weeks.
The R.S.F. would raid the village, [and then] the [Sudanese military] would strike, said Fayza Adam Yagub, 38, from Saraf Omra, at a refugee camp in Adre, Chad.
In recent months, the influx of refugees to the region prompted Doctors Without Borders to scale up their services along the more rural northern border regions of Chad.
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