The United Nations says Sudanese paramilitary forces are encircling the only capital they haven’t captured in the western Darfur region, warning that an attack would have “devastating consequences” for the city’s 800,000 inhabitants. At the same time, the U.N. said Friday that the rival Sudanese Armed Forces “appear to be positioning themselves.
FILE - Sudan ese Children suffering from malnutrition are treated at an MSF clinic in Metche Camp, Chad, near the Sudan ese border, April 6, 2024. Many people here fled the fighting in Sudan ’s vast western region of Darfur, where attacks by the Arab-dominated Rapid Support Forces on ethnic Africa n civilians have revived memories of genocide.
The U.N. humanitarian office said Friday that escalating tensions and clashes around El Fasher over the last two weeks have already resulted in the displacement of 40,000 people, as well as a number of civilian casualties.Sudan’s horrific war is being fueled by weapons from foreign supporters of rival generals, UN says“The security situation has effectively cut off humanitarian access to El Fasher,” the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs known as OCHA, said.
“Currently, more than a dozen trucks with life-saving supplies for 122,000 people are stranded in Ad Dabbah in neighboring Northern State, as they cannot move onward to El Fasher due to insecurity and lack of guarantees for safe passage,” OCHA said. OCHA also said it’s “imperative that the parties allow safe passage for civilians to leave El Fasher for safer areas.”broke out into street battles in the capital, Khartoum. Fighting has spread to other parts of the country, especially urban areas and the western Darfur region.
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