The city of El Fasher in Sudan is under siege by Rapid Support Forces and allied militias, leading to intense fighting and a looming famine. The population has significantly increased to 800,000 with people seeking refuge. The UN warns of a potential famine affecting 18 million Sudanese, with up to 222,000 children at risk of malnutrition. Medical charity MSF reports 700 casualties as fighting continues with no end in sight.
It’s very difficult to get access to the besieged Sudanese city of El Fasher. Fighting continues to intensify and medical charity MSF reports 700 casualties. The BBC's @Kal_KidanY gained rare access to residents as the conflict rages with no end in sight. https://t.co/QAhHzehUFz
🇸🇩🇺🇳⚡ The UN warned that 18 million Sudanese face possible famine and “it is estimated that, in the coming weeks or months, up to 222,000 children could die from malnutrition.” https://t.co/asjcvSWydG
Sudan: Absent any UN or other international or regional presence mandated to protect the civilian population, he city of El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur is being besieged by paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. If the city falls, a massacre is likely. https://t.co/7AlK7SL56X
🚨 Sudan update: El Fasher The El Fasher city is being encircled by Rapid Support Forces, Sudan’s paramilitary group, and its allied militias. The city's population has increased significantly from 800,000 pre-conflict with people seeking refuge from the violence elsewhere.… https://t.co/RChiQOD1mG
Inside the Sudanese city besieged by rebels. Famine is looming in the government's last holdout, as intense fighting continues. “If El Fasher fell, it would be a human disaster. There would be no life for us here in Darfur as African people.” https://t.co/BL7ySHsG3n
🔴 Inside the Sudanese city besieged by rebels The last holdout of the Sudanese government has seen intense fighting on its outskirts in the past week, and famine is looming https://t.co/eGQQWi9bMk