UN rights office warns of ‘unimaginable atrocities’ in Sudan’s el-Fasher

The United Nations Human Rights Office in Sudan says that “brutal attacks” are escalating in el-Fasher after the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) seized the city in the western region of Darfur last month. Locals’ fears of an RSF assault have been heightened by the group’s recent capture of the town of Bara, located about 60km (36 miles) north, which had prompted more than 36,000 people to flee the town, according to the UN. On Thursday, the RSF had responded positively to the idea, though the following day, explosions were reported in the Khartoum area and the town of Atbara to the north of the capital – both are held by the army.

Author: Al Jazeera Staff

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