Inside Sudan's El Fasher, a city under siege amid a civil war
WEB2 days ago · "El Fasher was a city of refuge, a city of refugees and home to the displaced," Yasin, a former resident, told to ABC News over the phone. "It was a shelter; people came from different parts of ...
'Barely anyone left': Sudan's El-Fasher devastated by fighting
WEBSep 22, 2024 · Civilians combed through the wreckage of their homes Sunday in the Sudanese city of El-Fasher, besieged for months by paramilitaries who have now launched a "full-scale assault", according to...
Relentless fighting is devastating Sudan and escalating in Darfur's ...
WEBSep 19, 2024 · UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Relentless violence has devastated Sudan and large-scale fighting has escalated in and around the only capital in Sudan’s western Darfur region not held by paramilitary forces, the United …
Sudan: ‘Children should be safe everywhere’, says UNICEF ... - UN News
WEB20 hours ago · Sudan: ‘Children should be safe everywhere’, says UNICEF, as fears grow for El Fasher. Families in Zamzam camp gather to receive a meal provided by the camp's Emergency Response Room (August 2024). The UN aid coordination office, OCHA, voiced deep concern on Monday over the siege of El Fasher …
Surrounded by Fighters and Haunted by Famine, Sudan City Fears …
WEBApr 29, 2024 · A powerful paramilitary group has encircled El Fasher, the last remaining obstacle to domination of the sprawling Darfur region, raising alarm about mass killings if the city is taken.
Sudan: Under siege, El Fasher teeters on the brink of famine
WEBMay 2, 2024 · The ongoing year-long war in Sudan continues to spread across the country, and now El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur, is surrounded by armed fighters amid the systematic burning of entire...
A Massacre Threatens Darfur — Again - The New York Times
WEBJun 19, 2024 · The siege of El Fasher has disturbing echoes of Rapid Support Forces tactics elsewhere in Darfur, where assaults were accompanied by ethnic slaughter, experts say.
Sudan civil war: Death toll in El Fasher reaches 134 amid deadly ... - CNN
WEBMay 27, 2024 · At least 134 people have been killed in El Fasher, the capital of Sudan’s North Darfur state since May 10, amid the intense fighting, according to a statement from Doctors Without Borders...
‘Hell on Earth’ as violence escalates in Sudan’s el-Fasher
WEBMay 17, 2024 · Hundreds of thousands of displaced people are sheltering in el-Fasher without basic supplies amid fears that nearby fighting will turn into an all-out battle for the city, the last stronghold...
Security Council demands end to siege of El Fasher in Sudan
WEBJun 13, 2024 · The UN Security Council adopted a resolution on Thursday that calls for the paramilitary Rapid Security Forces (RSF) in Sudan to halt their siege on El Fasher, capital of North Darfur state.