New Satellite Images Suggest Mass Killings Persist in Sudan’s El-Fasher

[Starmix]

According to the report, new satellite imagery suggests that mass killings are likely continuing in and around the Sudanese city of El-Fasher, Yale researchers said, days after it fell to the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.

The report also stated that since the city’s fall, reports have emerged of summary executions, sexual violence, attacks on aid workers, looting, and abductions, while communications remain largely cut off.

The report also said that survivors from El-Fasher who reached the nearby town of Tawila have told AFP of mass killings, children shot before their parents, and civilians beaten and robbed as they fled. The UN said more than 65,000 people have fled El-Fasher but tens of thousands remain trapped, and around 260,000 people were in the city before the RSF’s final assault.

In addition to the report, the RSF claimed to have arrested several fighters accused of abuses on Thursday, but UN humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher questioned the RSF’s commitment to investigate violations.

Both the RSF and the army have faced war crimes accusations over the course of the conflict.

El-Fasher’s capture gives the RSF full control over all five state capitals in Darfur, effectively splitting Sudan along an east-west axis, with the army controlling the north, east and center.

Source: The defense Post

 

[gwolf666]

It is deeply saddening and alarming to read about the situation in El-Fasher and throughout Sudan. The evidence of massacres, summary executions, and sexual violence demonstrates the gravity and brutality of the conflict. It is heartbreaking to think of the families who have lost loved ones and the millions of civilians caught in the middle of this crisis. The lack of communication and the presence of human rights violations by the forces involved clearly indicate that this is a situation requiring urgent and effective international attention. The competition between RSF and the army only exacerbates the situation, leaving the civilian population even more vulnerable. It is crucial that the international community continues to monitor and press for investigations into these crimes and for the protection of human rights. The situation in Sudan is a stark reminder of how fragile peace can be in conflict zones.

 

[Starmix]

Mass killings persist in Sudan, which is why its leaders sought help from the USA. Hoping President Trump has already resolved the conflict.