In Sudan, fires have been increasingly used as a weapon of war, with over 200 villages and towns damaged or destroyed by fire since April 2023. Last month marked the worst month on record, with 72 settlements affected. The Rapid Support Forces are identified as the perpetrators, causing death, disease, and despair as fighting intensifies around El Fasher, the last city not controlled by them. The situation in Darfur is dire, with fears for the 2.5+ million civilians trapped in the city.
The war in Sudan continues to rage, with hospitals overflowing in the besieged city of El Fasher and a new @HRW report detailing ethnic cleansing in Darfur. The international community must work to end the violence, including by holding to account those guilty of war crimes.
Monthly Update: CIR's #SudanWitness project has documented the damage and destruction of over 200 settlements in Sudan by fire, with 72 damaged or destroyed in April alone. This represents the worst month for fires since the conflict began. Media reports AP… https://t.co/i40wmhBTZc
Monthly Update: CIR's #SudanWitness project has documented the destruction of over 200 settlements in Sudan by fire, with 72 destroyed in April alone. This represents the worst month for fires since the conflict began. Media reports AP https://t.co/3qEcsZqH7w Al Jazeera… https://t.co/dWhKl0vdCd
Fighting Intensifies in Sudan’s El Fasher https://t.co/1HRAWWxW60
More than 200 settlements in Sudan have been hit by over 300 fires since the start of the country's civil war in April last year, according to new data. Read more 🔗 https://t.co/d5blfohRaf
Darfur: "Dozens of people were killed in fighting in the Sudanese town of El Fashir this weekend, a civil society group said..., raising fears for 2.5+ million civilians trapped there as [Rapid Support Forces] paramilitary forces encircle the city." https://t.co/6Qi91w9MlC
Every day, reports from Sudan get more and more grim. The Emirati/Russian-backed RSF has indiscriminately lit over 200 settlements on fire in just a year. In some cases, entire villages were set ablaze. Dozens of attacked settlements were housing refugees. https://t.co/lkndGCgi2o
200 settlements hit by fires in Sudan war as scorched earth tactics intensify Read more 🔗 https://t.co/d5blfohRaf
Fires used as weapon of war in Sudan destroyed or damaged 72 villages last month. Important international coverage by @AP on our work at @Cen4infoRes documenting human rights in Sudan. https://t.co/N8IGEwB3FD
#Sudan April 2024 was the worst month for fires recorded and settlements affected since the conflict broke out last year, according to new research from CIR's Sudan Witness project. More details 👇 https://t.co/5EHBgx0PuS
#Sudan emergency: “Countless lives are at stake. Sudan is at a tipping point,” over El Fasher Town clashes, warns @UNReliefChief Martin Griffiths #NorthDarfur https://t.co/5Cjfp36WYl
"Death, disease and despair as fighting closes in on besieged Sudanese city. Darfur is on the brink of another disaster as fighting intensifies around El Fasher, the last city in the region not controlled by the [murderous] Rapid Support Forces." https://t.co/bxMXXSYLDM
More than 200 villages and towns have been damaged or destroyed by fire since April 2023 in Sudan, with last month being the worst month on record. Our Sudan Witness team at @Cen4infoRes have tracked these events systematically, more here: https://t.co/xgMYAngspK
Sudan's murderous Rapid Support Forces are using fire as a weapon of war: "72 villages and settlements were either destroyed or damaged by fires last month, bringing the total number of settlements hit by fire in Sudan to 201 since the conflict began." https://t.co/MLzJgUKl3h
Fires used as weapon in Sudan conflict destroyed more towns in west than ever in April, study says https://t.co/qNqNXbc4Jb
"The flames of war in #Sudan are threatening to engulf El Fasher. Reports of intensifying clashes in the city are deeply alarming" - more via @UNReliefChief https://t.co/m3pvVV082i
Sudan war rages amid reports of ethnic cleansing, children 'piled up and shot' in Darfur. @beatricefarhat writes: https://t.co/0qrMPSS9jH
The situation in Sudan is horrific, with genocidal forces encircling a populous civilian area in Darfur, where the 2006 genocide took place. This comes after a year-long campaign of ethnic cleansing #EyesOnSudan #EyesOnDarfur https://t.co/5uiN186hFo