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A United Nations investigation has concluded that the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) committed acts with the 'hallmarks of genocide' in Sudan, detailing a massacre in El Fasher, Darfur, that killed approximately 6,000 people in three days. The report accuses the RSF of severe war crimes and a planned campaign of ethnic targeting against non-Arab civilians. The conflict has intensified, with deadly drone strikes killing dozens of civilians, including an attack on a UN World Food Programme aid convoy.
UN officials warn that famine is spreading in the Darfur and Kordofan regions, with sick and starving children described as 'wasting away.' The UN rights chief states the humanitarian situation will worsen without international action.
In neighboring South Sudan, aid organizations reported attacks on their operations, leading to suspensions of critical work. Médecins Sans Frontières stated a hospital it runs in the Jonglei region was hit by a government air strike, with staff missing. The World Food Programme suspended its operations in northern South Sudan after an attack on one of its convoys. UNICEF warned that escalating violence is putting hundreds of thousands of children at risk of severe malnutrition. A senior advisor to Donald Trump condemned the attack on the WFP convoy.
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A United Nations investigation found that violence in Sudan, particularly in the city of El Fasher, bears the hallmarks of genocide. The report details mass killings and ethnic targeting by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The UN probe found that RSF-led violence killed more than 6,000 people in three days during the capture of El Fasher. The UN Security Council imposed sanctions on four senior RSF commanders over atrocities in the Darfur region. Separately, UN agencies warn that famine is spreading in parts of Sudan, including North Darfur, and that attacks on aid convoys are continuing. The UN human rights chief warned that the situation will worsen without international action.
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Feb 6
Aid groups face attacks and suspend work in South Sudan as violence escalatesAid organizations are reporting attacks on their operations in South Sudan, leading to suspensions of critical work. Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) says a hospital it runs in the Jonglei region was hit by a government air strike, and staff are missing. Separately, the World Food Programme (WFP) has suspended its operations in northern South Sudan after an attack on one of its convoys. UNICEF has warned that the escalating violence is putting hundreds of thousands of children at risk of severe malnutrition. A senior advisor to President Donald Trump condemned the attack on the WFP convoy.