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El Fasher, in Darfur, has fallen to the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), after 500 days under siege. For two decades the city has been home to families fleeing violence, one of the few remaining places where civilians could find a measure of safety. Its fall means the collapse of protection for hundreds of thousands of people who were already facing a man-made famine.
More than a quarter of a million civilians are now trapped inside El Fasher. Half are children. Satellite images show clusters of bodies and earth stained red — signs of mass killings. The RSF, formed from the Janjaweed militias responsible for the Darfur genocide since 2003, is again accused of genocide, mass killings, sexual violence and the destruction of entire communities. I visited Darfur 21 years ago, after the start of the genocide. That is how long Sudanese people have suffered conflict, displacement and insecurity – and now this, in the words of my friend Emi Mahmoud:
“I have seen videos of ditches and trenches entirely full of friends, neighbours and family members’ bodies. There have been reports of entire families hanging from trees.”
— @emibattuta
Once again, the Sudanese people are left to suffer with almost no assistance.
Please consider learning about and supporting Sudanese-led organizations working in the country.
IDP Humanitarian Network
@darfuridp
https://darfuridp.org/
Darfur Women Action Group
@darfurwomenaction
Sudan Solidarity Collective
@sudansolidaritycollective
tinyurl.com/SudanSC
Hope and Haven for Refugees
@hopeandhavenrefugees
tinyurl.com/HHSudan
Sudanese Diaspora Network
@sdn.world
https://sdn.world
#SayDarfur #Elfasher #KeepEyesOnSudan
#sudan #darfur #sudanupdates | Posted on 30/Oct/2025 06:21:55
