More than 540 people have been killed in North Darfur in just three weeks, as Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces intensify their assault on the regional capital, El-Fasher. The United Nations says the actual death toll is likely much higher, describing the situation as part of the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.
UN human rights chief Volker Turk described the violence as “boundless horror” and raised concerns over attacks on refugee camps in Zamzam and Abu Shouk, which have triggered a mass exodus to Tawila, 60 kilometres away. The civil war between the Sudanese Armed Forces and RSF, which began in April 2023, has already left tens of thousands dead and displaced over 12 million people.
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In a further escalation, RSF forces reportedly shelled Sudan’s presidential palace in Khartoum for the second time in a week. The UN also condemned extrajudicial killings, including one video showing armed RSF men executing civilians in Omdurman. An RSF commander later confirmed the incident in a separate video.
Turk also cited reports of similar executions by a pro-army militia in southern Khartoum. He warned both generals, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan of the SAF and Mohamed Hamdan Daglo of the RSF, that the ongoing conflict is having catastrophic consequences and urged an immediate end to the war.
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