El-Fasher’s population has plummeted by 62% as RSF attacks intensify, marking one of Sudan’s worst humanitarian crises.
Population in the besieged city of el-Fasher has plummeted by 62 percent as RSF attacks intensify, marking one of the worst humanitarian crises triggered by the vicious civil war.
By Faisal Ali
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Displacement has surged in el-Fasher as paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) intensified attacks on North Darfur’s capital, according to a United Nations report.
At least 80,000 people displaced as Sudan’s humanitarian crisis deepens following the RSF’s capture of el-Fasher.
Rights groups say the RSF paramilitary group committed mass atrocities as it seized the besieged city in North Darfur.
UN estimates 82,000 of el-Fasher's total population of 260,000 fled after RSF atrocities, with many still trapped.
Many people remain unaccounted for while camps and towns surrounding el-Fasher are overwhelmed too.
Paramilitary RSF says it is planning imminent attack on el-Obeid after the mass killings in el-Fasher.
El-Fasher is under the control of paramilitaries accused of mass executions and crimes against humanity.
