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Women and children at the Zamzam displacement camp, close to El Fasher in North Darfur, Sudan, in January 2024.

The fight for El Fasher in Darfur could determine Sudan’s war

The army's defeat in such a strategically significant clash could leave a powerful militia in full control of the country's western regions, give it supply lines, and leave millions facing atrocities.

Shawgi Abdelazim 12, Jun 2024

Ishag Abdullah Khatir, 30, from Geneina in West Sudan, whose leg was amputated after RSF soldiers shot him, poses for a portrait on April 20, 2024, in Adre, Chad.

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The RSF peddles false narrative ahead of its El Fasher offensive

The RSF—a militia behind a series of war crimes in western Sudan—is preparing to storm the final area of Darfur, where thousands are sheltering. Contrary to RSF spin, the UN warns of massacres.

Amgad Fareid Eltayeb 04, May 2024

Chadian cart owners transport belongings of Sudanese people who fled the conflict in Sudan's Darfur region

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Sudan's RSF leaves trail of terror in Darfur

After taking control of the regional army HQ, the militia resumed its racist violence against a tribal people, killing one of the country's most respected leaders and turning their guns on civilians

Amgad Fareid Eltayeb 15, Nov 2023

Recent reports in the US about the exploding African population mentioned the Sudanese capital Khartoum as one of the African capitals that was already exploding with people. REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah/File Photo

American Reports: Khartoum Invaded by the “Marginalized”

Recent reports in the US about the exploding African population, and future estimates of Africans becoming a third of the world population by 2100, mentioned the Sudanese capital Khartoum as one of…

Majalla 03, Dec 2021

A picture shows the South Darfur village of Hamada, north of the region's capital town Nyala on February 3, 2021, as residents return to the village. - Darfuris who have long been displaced are returning to their villages after the October peace deal between Sudan's transitional government and rebel groups. Getty Images

Darfur Is Bleeding Again

Rashida and Hawa sift through heaps of ashes that used to be their homes, looking for lost belongings. Broken pots, scorched bricks, a pair of pink baby’s sandals. Hawa breaks down in tears at the…

Jérôme Tubiana 29, May 2021

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