Residents say fighting has intensified in Sudan's war-ravaged province of Darfur during a fragile three-day truce between the country's battling top generals.
, while tens of thousands of Sudanese have streamed out of Khartoum, seeking safer areas or escape abroad.
Darfur has been a battleground between the military and the paramilitary RSF since the conflict began in mid-month. In the city of Genena, the provincial capital of West Darfur, one of the region's five provinces, residents said the fighting was now dragging in tribal militias, tapping into longtime hatreds between the region’s two main communities — one that identifies as Arab, the other as East or Central African.
It was often unclear who was fighting whom, with a mix of RSF and tribal militias — some allies of the RSF, some opponents — all running rampant. The military has largely withdrawn to its barracks, staying out of the clashes, and residents were taking up arms to defend themselves, said Dr. Salah Tour, a board member of Doctors’ Syndicate in West Darfur.
Two major camps for displaced people have been burned down, their occupants — mainly women and children from African tribes — dispersed, said Abdel-Shafei Abdalla, a senior official with the General Coordination for Refugees and Displaced in Darfur, a local group that helps administer camps.Tour said it was difficult to determine the casualty toll but estimated that the deaths were at least in the dozens.
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