300 Victims in Rapid Support Forces Attacks on El Fasher City
Repeated attacks on displaced persons camps in Darfur reveal an escalating humanitarian crisis affecting civilians, medical staff, and aid workers indiscriminately amid the absence of effective intern
April 13, 2025, 10:45 pm

300 Victims in Rapid Support Forces Attacks on El Fasher City

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The Rapid Support Forces resumed artillery shelling on Zamzam camp for displaced persons in El Fasher city in North Darfur state yesterday, Saturday, amid a serious deterioration of the humanitarian situation in the region.

The "Resistance Committees" in El Fasher reported that the shelling left more than 300 casualties, between dead and wounded, indicating that all hospitals have stopped working after medical staff and volunteers were killed. The committees also confirmed the targeting of water sources and the depletion of food supplies from the area.

In a statement to Al-Arabiya and Al-Hadath channels, the Director General of the Ministry of Health in North Darfur clarified that the Rapid Support Forces' artillery continues to shell El Fasher, describing the humanitarian situation as tragic, but indicated that "El Fasher hospitals are still receiving the dead and wounded."

As a result of the ongoing attacks on Zamzam and Abu Shouk camps and El Fasher city, dozens of Sudanese civilians, including children and aid workers, have been displaced to Tawila city in North Darfur, according to United Nations reports.

The U.S. State Department expressed "deep concern" over reports of Rapid Support Forces attacks on the camps and El Fasher city, condemning the killing of aid workers in Zamzam camp, and emphasizing the need for conflict parties in Sudan to fulfill their humanitarian obligations.

Washington called for the protection of civilians in Sudan, the opening of humanitarian corridors to facilitate aid access, and ensuring safe passage for civilians fleeing conflict areas.

The U.S. Embassy in Sudan revealed through its account on the "X" platform that it is conducting consultations with Sudanese emergency rooms, explaining that these discussions aim to assess the extent of the humanitarian response to the ongoing crisis.

In a related context, the World Health Organization announced that 335 health facilities in Sudan have been affected due to the freezing of USAID activities, which exacerbates the health challenges facing the population in conflict areas.

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