Hundreds of thousands of people under siege in the Sudanese army’s last holdout in the western Darfur region are running out of food and coming under constant artillery and drone barrages, while those who flee risk cholera and violent attacks. Al-Fashir, the capital of North Darfur state, is the biggest remaining frontline in the region between Sudan’s army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), under fire at a pivotal point in a civil war now well into its third year. “The RSF’s artillery and drones are shelling Al-Fashir morning and night,” one resident told Reuters.

The World Food Programme says el-Fasher, encircled by RSF paramilitary fighters, has not had food deliveries for over a year.

Hundreds of thousands of people under siege in the Sudanese army’s last holdout in the western Darfur region are running out of food and coming under constant artillery and drone…

A deadly cholera outbreak adds to the misery in a region that has witnessed fighting between the army and the rebels.

El-Fasher, encircled by RSF paramilitary fighters, has not had food deliveries for over a year.

North Darfur’s capital has been under RSF siege for more than a year with key roads blocked and supplies running out.

PORT SUDAN: Thousands of families trapped in a besieged city in war-torn Sudan’s west are at “risk of starvation,” the World Food Programme warned on Tuesday. Since May last year,…

A siege by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces has caused a famine in North Darfur’s capital el-Fasher.