"Sudan's civil war between the Sudanese armed forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary has produced the largest humanitarian crisis in the world. Estimates suggested tens of thousands of people have died from combat and thousands more have perished from disease and hunger brought on by the war, now well into its third year. There have been many significant military and political developments this month."
"If el-Fasher falls, the RSF will rule over a stretch of land roughly the size of France in western Sudan. The RSF has escalated attacks on el-Fasher and on nearby displacement camps, including the Abu Shouk camp, where 190,000 people from around Darfur have sought shelter. It has also erected massive sand berms around el-Fasher from the north, west and east, effectively creating a kill-box, according to recent satellite imagery obtained by the Yale Humanitarian Research Hub."
"The RSF is working to expand its control in Kordofan by working with a new ally, the Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N), headed by Abdelaziz al-Hilu. The two allied in February to counter the SAF on the battlefield. With the help of the SPLM-N, the RSF retains control over most of West and South Kordofan, giving them cross-border access to South Sudan."
Heavy fighting between the Sudanese armed forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has created the world's largest humanitarian crisis, with tens of thousands dead and many more dying from disease and hunger. The SAF holds Khartoum and central and eastern regions including Port Sudan, while the RSF controls most of Darfur and much of Kordofan. The RSF besieges el-Fasher and has attacked displacement camps such as Abu Shouk, erecting sand berms that create a kill-box. The RSF allied with the SPLM-N to expand in Kordofan, retaining West and South Kordofan and gaining cross-border access to South Sudan.
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