Sudan is enduring a devastating humanitarian crisis, with a brutal conflict claiming lives and displacing millions. In just the past week, over 114 people were killed in Darfur alone, caught between the warring Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). This bitter conflict, raging since April 2023, has turned vast regions into battlegrounds, pushing communities to their absolute breaking point.
The violence is relentless and indiscriminate. Drone strikes, attributed to the army, recently killed 51 civilians in Al-Zuruq, North Darfur, hitting markets and residential areas. Similarly, RSF attacks near the Chadian border claimed 63 lives in Kernoi, with many more injured or missing. Both warring factions stand accused by the UN of committing “a war of atrocities,” deliberately targeting innocent people and their livelihoods.
This unchecked aggression has forced over 11 million Sudanese from their homes, creating one of the world’s largest and most dire displacement crises. Imagine living in a region largely cut off from the world, where news relies on scarce satellite internet, and basic necessities like food, clean water, and medicine are almost non-existent. This is the grim reality for countless families, many facing the specter of mass starvation. The conflict, especially in Darfur, chillingly echoes a dark past of ethnic violence. As fighting intensifies across the Kordofan region, the international community must not turn a blind eye to Sudan’s profound and forgotten suffering.
Source: https://www.dailysabah.com/world/africa/rsf-chiefs-family-members-among-114-killed-in-sudans-darfur
