At least 300 civilians have been killed in attacks by the Paramilitary Fast Support forces (RSF) in refugee fields in the Darfur of Sudan over the weekend, according to the United Nations.
The assault on Friday and Saturday around the travel camps in Zamzam and Abu Shou and the city of El-Fafasher have also displaced some 400,000 people, said the International UN Migration Organization (IIM) in a Fuentes report. “
The number occurred when Sudan marked the gloomy second anniversary of his civil war, with reports of atrocities and assembly of famine, in what has been described as the humanitarian crisis of sausages of the world.
Among those killed in the attacks were 10 humanitarian staff of Seliver International Sudan, which had been operating one of the last health centers in Zamzam, said the UN.
The satellite images showed burning buildings and smoke in the camp on Friday.
For Sunday, the RSF had control of tasks of the Zamzam camp. The UN reported that the assault had displaced between 60,000 and 80,000 homes, or up to 400,000 people.
The war broke out on April 15, 2023 in the midst of a power struggle between the military government and the RSF.
At least 20,000 people have died to the bones and 13 million displaced, with almost four million crossing neighboring countries, the UN report said.
Both the army and the RSF have been accused of atrocities and war crimes.
Last month, the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) obtained a significant victory against the RSF after recovering the capital, Jartum. That has attracted more RSF attacks, which virtual to the entire Darfur region, threatening a possible partition of the country.
The RSF has affirmed that the Zamzam camp was being used as a basis for groups aligned with SAF.
In a video shared by the paramilitary force, the second in command of RSF Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, also known as Hemedti, is seen to a small group of displaced people, promising food, water, medical care and a return to their homes.
Hiba Morgan de Al Jazeera, who reports from Ombada, said that even within Jardum, the army is still carrying out operations to find RSF Combatters, before advancing to other areas.
“Governing Jardum has taken the army almost two years of street battles,” Morgan said.
The RSF also accelerated drone attacks at the Atbara power station on Monday, cutting power to the capital of the Port Sudan war.
Msharmed anniversary
“Two years after a devastating war, Sudan remains in a crisis of amazing proportions, with civilians who pay the highest price,” said UN secretary, Antonio Guterres, in a statement published Monday night.
“Indiscriminate bombings and air attacks continue to kill and mutilate. Markets, hospitals, schools, places of worship and displacement sites are being attacked. Sexual violence is rampant, with women and girls subjected to horrible acts. Civilians suffer from violations and disgusting abuses of all belligerent holidays.”
The camps of Zamzam and Abu Shouk, which protected some 700,000 people who had fled their homes, have been affected by the famine, and humanitarian workers cannot reach them because the fighting.
Half or the population of Sudan or 50 million hunger. The World Food Program has confirmed the famine in 10 locations, and says it could extend, which puts millions in danger of hunger.
“This abominable conflict has also continued for two years,” said Kashif Shafique, director of Sudan International Help countries.
“Every moment we expect, more live in balance,” he added, asking the world to guarantee a fire of what has been called a “forgotten war.”
The United Kingdom announced Tuesday that it would contribute $ 158 million in a new help for Sudan, since it opened an international conference focused on humanitarian aid for the affected country.
The conference will also discuss a “road” for peace, since conflicts could spill on the borders of Sudan and cause greater instability in the impoverished region of Horn of Africa.
However, the government in Sudan has complained that he has not invited the leg to attend.
