LONDON: In the dust-choked streets of El-Fasher in western Sudan, children cling to the hands of younger siblings as they flee the only homes they have ever known, their eyes wide with fear and hunger, many without parents.
For nearly 18 months, El-Fasher has been under siege, trapped between the warring Rapid Support Forces and the Sudanese Armed Forces in a battle for control.
Since the RSF seized the North Darfur capital on Oct. 26, roughly 750 unaccompanied children have escaped to nearby towns, the Darfur Displaced and Refugees Coordination Committee told Saudi Arabia’s Al-Hadath TV on Nov. 3.
A view shows a large plume of smoke rising from fuel depot in Port Sudan, Sudan. (Reuters/File)
Their flight comes amid growing reports of atrocities and despair.
