"The United Nations secretary-general has called for an immediate ceasefire in Sudan's Darfur region after a deadly drone attack on Friday killed more than 70 worshippers in el-Fasher, expressing grave alarm about the rapidly deteriorating situation. The fighting must stop now, Antonio Guterres said in a statement issued by his spokesperson on Saturday, urging the warring parties to engage in dialogue and provide humanitarian corridors, with the brutal civil war wracking the nation in its third year."
"El-Fasher, the capital of the North Darfur region, remains the government-backed Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and its allies' last major stronghold across Darfur. It has been under siege for more than a year by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which launched a renewed offensive to capture the city in recent weeks. Humanitarian organisations have raised alarm about growing hunger in the city as hundreds of thousands of people remain trapped without access to food, medicine and other essentials."
A drone attack killed more than 70 worshippers, including children, during dawn prayers at Al-Safiya Mosque in el-Fasher. The army blamed the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and reported the death toll at 75 with many more displaced. El-Fasher has been under siege by the RSF for over a year and remains the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and allies’ last major stronghold in Darfur. Humanitarian organisations report growing hunger and lack of access to food, medicine and essentials for hundreds of thousands trapped in the city. The UN secretary-general called for an immediate ceasefire, humanitarian corridors and renewed negotiations amid a devastating civil war since 2023.
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