One year since the fall of El Fasher, Sudan’s civilians continue to suffer
One year after the fall of El Fasher to the Rapid Support Forces, Sudan faces a deepening humanitarian crisis. International organizations report widespread atrocities, famine risks, and millions of displacements resulting from the ongoing civil war.
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The conflict in Sudan represents one of the world's most severe humanitarian disasters, with significant geopolitical implications for the Horn of Africa and regional stability.
DUBAI: A year since Sudan’s El Fasher fell to the Rapid Support Forces, the struggles continue to mount. Civilians are still suffering detention, torture and limited access to humanitarian aid, according to Amnesty International.
The country’s civil war, which started in 2023, has killed tens of thousands of people, according to Amnesty International, and the UN says the war has left around 14 million displaced. The RSF is a breakaway paramilitary group, under the command of Muhammad Dagalo, or Hemedti as he is known, fighting a civil war against the Sudanese Armed Forces for control of Sudan.
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