"When Mouawia heard the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group had overrun the western city of el-Fasher after besieging it for most of the two and a half years of war with Sudan's army, he was devastated. Speaking to Al Jazeera over the phone on Sunday, the activist's voice broke as he spoke of his fear for the civilians still trapped there and of not knowing if he would ever be able to return to his city."
"The RSF announced its takeover of el-Fasher on Sunday after it said it took the army's last garrison in the city, belonging to the Sixth Armoured Division. It had besieged the capital of North Darfur state for 18 months, attacking people and blocking all aid from entering, engineering a famine that has taken hold for months. Mouawia, who refused to give his full name for fear of RSF retaliation, left el-Fasher in early October,"
Rapid Support Forces captured el-Fasher after besieging the western city for most of the two and a half years of war, including an 18-month blockade of the North Darfur capital. The siege involved attacks on civilians and obstruction of all aid, contributing to a months-long famine. Activist Mouawia fled to Tawila in early October after increasing RSF violence made volunteer relief work impossible. He sustained shrapnel injuries while traveling to a volunteer clinic, received first aid at a colleague's home and was treated in an overcrowded hospital where shrapnel could not be removed. He fears for civilians, especially children and families, still trapped in the city.
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