GENEVA: The UN has issued a “stark warning” over preparations for intensified fighting in Sudan’s Kordofan region, as it made a new call for an end to the violence.
The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, who have been locked in conflict with Sudan’s regular army since April 2023, announced on Thursday that they had agreed to a humanitarian truce proposal made by mediators.
Following the RSF capture of El-Fasher in late October — the army’s last major stronghold in western Darfur — the paramilitaries appear to be shifting their focus eastward toward Khartoum and Kordofan.
I fear that the abominable atrocities such as summary executions, rape, and ethnically motivated violence are continuing within the city.
Volker Turk, UN human rights chief
