"The capture of el-Fasher, the historical heart of Darfur, has accompanied reports of mass killings reminiscent of the region's darkest days. After an 18-month siege marked by starvation and bombardment, the city is now under the control of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), descendants of the Janjaweed militias accused of genocide two decades ago. The paramilitary group, locked in a brutal war with the Sudanese military since April 2023, launched a final assault on the city in recent days, seizing the army's last positions."
"In the neighbouring region of North Kordofan, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent said that five Sudanese Red Crescent volunteers had been killed in Bara on Monday, and that three others were missing after the RSF took control of the town on Saturday. Analysts say Sudan is now effectively partitioned along an east-west axis, with the RSF running a parallel government across Darfur, while the army is entrenched along the Nile and Red Sea in the north, east and centre."
RSF paramilitaries seized el-Fasher after an 18-month siege marked by starvation and bombardment, taking the army’s last positions. The Rapid Support Forces are descendants of Janjaweed militias accused of genocide in Darfur two decades ago. Reports have emerged of mass killings, executions and abuse of civilians, with videos circulating online. Five Sudanese Red Crescent volunteers were killed and three went missing after RSF forces captured Bara in North Kordofan. Analysts describe Sudan as effectively partitioned east-west, with the RSF controlling Darfur and the army holding the Nile, Red Sea and central northern regions. The UN and African Union warned of ethnically motivated atrocities and possible war crimes.
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