Sudan: UN Warns of Ethnically Motivated 'Atrocities' in Sudan's El-Fasher
The UN rights chief warned that the Sudanese city of El-Fasher is in an "extremely precarious situation", with the likelihood of "ethnically-motivated violations and atrocities" rising after paramilitary forces claimed control.
Since May 2024, El-Fasher has been besieged by the Rapid Support Forces, which have been fighting a brutal war with Sudan's army for over two years.
The RSF said it had seized full control of El-Fasher, the last major city in the vast western Darfur region not in its hands, in a potential turning point in the country's unrelenting civil war.
The city is in an "extremely precarious situation", with the likelihood of "ethnically-motivated violations and atrocities" rising.
Author's summary: Sudan faces rising ethnically motivated atrocities.