ALBAWABA - At least 30 civilians and 17 soldiers were killed as the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) continued to penetrate into el-Fasher area in Darfur, according to the governor.
The latest bloodshed in the Sudanese city of el-Fasher claimed the lives of dozens of soldiers and civilians on Friday, according to the local governor. The fighting in the nation has not stopped more than a year after it began.
The violence has caused for thousands of civilians to remain trapped in their houses. The executive director of the World Peace Foundation, Alex de Waal, stated that a famine is already occurring in Darfur and that with El-Fashir's downfall, there may be more widespread violence against people.
De Waal continued, "El-Fashir is significant for a number of reasons." It's the final bastion of Darfur's internationally recognized government. Additionally, it is the hideout for the various armed factions that support the government.
For more than a year now, the war has been tearing through the country as war generals Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo (Hemedti) and Abdel Fattah al-Burhan continue to fight over power at the expense of the lives of the Sudanese people.
Human Rights groups documented thousands of deaths across the country. Tom Perriello, US Special Envoy for Sudan, stated: "We literally don’t know how many people have died, possibly to a factor of 10 or 15. The number was mentioned earlier 15 to 30,000. Some think it’s at 150,000. We are now supporting a couple of efforts to use methodologies to document and get to that so we at least know what kind of consequences we’re looking at here,".
One million refugees had already made their way to Sudan, including those escaping the violence in Ethiopia's Tigray area. International help has already reached its limit due to the current refugee crisis, depleting the nation's resources.
Human Rights Watch reports that there have been thousands of deaths and half a million displaced people in Darfur. The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and their allies, along with associated militias, have been stationed outside El Fasher, Darfur, for the past few days.
Numerous people have already been killed and displaced as a result of the fighting that has already broken out to the east and north of Fasher.
The city was a center for regional relief efforts, but with its siege, assistance distribution is in jeopardy. Over 36,000 people have already been forced to leave the El Fasher and surrounding areas.
