"Horrors Unleashed: Mass Killings in Sudan's Darfur"
A "horrifying" scenario is unfolding in Sudan's war-torn region of North Darfur, where the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have taken control of key city el-Fasher. The UN has condemned the mass killings, summary executions, and house-to-house searches as civilians attempted to flee.
The situation is chaotic, with residents being subjected to "horrors" on a daily basis. Credible reports indicate widespread executions after RSF fighters entered the city, with women and girls being raped, people mutilated, and killed with utter impunity. The UN Humanitarian Chief described the scene as an "even darker hell," where no one is safe.
For 18 months, an RSF siege had trapped hundreds of thousands of people inside without food or essentials, before Sudan's army withdrew from the city on Sunday. Since then, over 36,000 people have fled, largely on foot, to Tawila, a town sheltering roughly 650,000 displaced people.
Survivors describe harrowing scenes, including shelling that killed one woman's daughter and injured another, while causing widespread trauma among those who had been living with the threat of constant bombardment. The humanitarian crisis is becoming increasingly dire, with aid workers fearing conditions will deteriorate further as more internally displaced persons arrive from el-Fasher.
The fall of el-Fasher to the RSF could signal another split in Sudan, more than a decade after South Sudan's creation. The conflict has killed tens of thousands of people and displaced over 12 million since it began in April 2023. The UN Security Council is under pressure to take action, with Sudan's ambassador calling for condemnation, designation as a terrorist organisation, and enforcement of an arms embargo related to the conflict.
The events unfolding in el-Fasher have been described as "genocide" by Sudan's ambassador to the UN, Al-Harith Idriss Al-Harith Mohamed. The call for international intervention is echoing through the Security Council chamber, with aid workers warning that time is running out to provide those fleeing the conflict with food, water, and emergency medical attention.
A "horrifying" scenario is unfolding in Sudan's war-torn region of North Darfur, where the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have taken control of key city el-Fasher. The UN has condemned the mass killings, summary executions, and house-to-house searches as civilians attempted to flee.
The situation is chaotic, with residents being subjected to "horrors" on a daily basis. Credible reports indicate widespread executions after RSF fighters entered the city, with women and girls being raped, people mutilated, and killed with utter impunity. The UN Humanitarian Chief described the scene as an "even darker hell," where no one is safe.
For 18 months, an RSF siege had trapped hundreds of thousands of people inside without food or essentials, before Sudan's army withdrew from the city on Sunday. Since then, over 36,000 people have fled, largely on foot, to Tawila, a town sheltering roughly 650,000 displaced people.
Survivors describe harrowing scenes, including shelling that killed one woman's daughter and injured another, while causing widespread trauma among those who had been living with the threat of constant bombardment. The humanitarian crisis is becoming increasingly dire, with aid workers fearing conditions will deteriorate further as more internally displaced persons arrive from el-Fasher.
The fall of el-Fasher to the RSF could signal another split in Sudan, more than a decade after South Sudan's creation. The conflict has killed tens of thousands of people and displaced over 12 million since it began in April 2023. The UN Security Council is under pressure to take action, with Sudan's ambassador calling for condemnation, designation as a terrorist organisation, and enforcement of an arms embargo related to the conflict.
The events unfolding in el-Fasher have been described as "genocide" by Sudan's ambassador to the UN, Al-Harith Idriss Al-Harith Mohamed. The call for international intervention is echoing through the Security Council chamber, with aid workers warning that time is running out to provide those fleeing the conflict with food, water, and emergency medical attention.
. I mean, 36k ppl flee on foot? That's insane! The UN Humanitarian Chief description of it as an "even darker hell" is spot on... the scenes described by survivors are just horrific 
. It's like, how can a city be reduced to this? No food, no essentials, and people being killed/mutilated? It's like something out of a nightmare 
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. The international community needs 2 step up & put pressure on Sudan's government 2 do something about this crisis 
. We can't just sit back & watch as ppl suffer like this 
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meanwhile sudan's army just withdrew from the city after 8 months of siege, like no big deal at all... and its not like rsf fighters are goin on rampage killing & raping civilians left & right 
aid workers r sayin conditions will deteriorate further as more ppl arrive, great 
and now sudans ambassador is callin for genocide label & arms embargo 
time to step in UN or just more of the same? 
Sudan's Darfur region is basically being held hostage by the RSF paramilitary group and it's just horrific what's happening there 
18 months of siege without food or essentials? that's already insane, but adding all these other horrors on top is just... ugh 
the UN needs to step in ASAP and put pressure on the Security Council to take action 
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. We need to do better than just talking about it, we need to take action. 
. And what's with the UN not doing enough to stop this? Like, I thought they were supposed to help people or something? 
... oh wait, there's a siege going on for 18 months already? That's crazy! How did people survive that long without food or water? 
. Is it true that the RSF is like a terrorist organization now? Why can't they just stop fighting already? 
this is literally insane! how can people do this to each other? 36k ppl have fled in 18 days already 
they're all running from these monsters but where are they supposed to go? the UN is like "oh, we'll send some aid" but it's not enough 
how can we let this happen in our world? what's wrong with humanity?! 
. And I'm so frustrated that the UN Security Council isn't taking immediate action 
... i feel so sorry for these innocent ppl who've been through hell & back already 
i mean the un is calling it out as a humanitarian crisis and the security council needs to do something about it ASAP 
650k ppl sheltered in Tawila its a ticking time bomb waiting to happen. when will we learn from history?? we keep saying genocide but we dont act fast enough... meanwhile ppl are dying and suffering 
. Can't believe it's been over a decade since South Sudan split off and things have only gotten worse 
. The numbers are staggering 12 million displaced, tens of thousands dead... just when do we draw the line? 