A new wave of ethnic cleansing in Sudan's Darfur region
According to the United Nations, the violence has caused more than 9,000 deaths and forced over 5.6 million people to leave their homes in the past six months.
More ethnic cleansing is happening in Sudan's Darfur region according to a United Nations official.
Refugees from Sudan who are escaping the ongoing conflict in West Darfur have allegedly accused a militant group called the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of killing the Masalit people.
More To Read
- Sudan conflict enters third year as UN warns of aid collapse, deepening refugee crisis
- Sudanese refugees in Egypt embark on a return journey with hope for peace
- Arab rift derails London-led Sudan peace talks as RSF declares rival government
- Sudan’s war isn’t nearly over – Armed civilian groups are rising
The RSF, along with other Arab militias, have been targeting the Masalit at Ardamata, where there is a camp for those evicted from their homes.
About 7,000 refugees have fled to Chad to seek refuge as the conflict escalates.
The RSF took control of the most important army base in El Geneina, which is the main city in the region.
The disagreement between the two generals in Sudan, Abdel-Fattah Burhan and Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo has caused fighting in the capital Khartoum, subsequently spreading to other parts of the country including the unstable areas of western Darfur.
The governor of Darfur, Khamis Abdullah, was recently killed after allegedly saying the RSF was conducting ethnic cleansing.
Casualties of war
According to the United Nations, the violence has caused more than 9,000 deaths and forced over 5.6 million people to leave their homes in the past six months.
Humanitarian organizations have expressed concern after reports of sexual assault and increased fighting between different ethnic groups, especially in Darfur.
Doctors Without Borders have said that there is more fighting happening between the RSF and the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) in West Darfur.
Many of those who had fled to Chad came back when things had calmed down but are now facing conflict again.
The fighting has also led to some people having to sleep outside under trees by the road.
The director of external relations at the United Nations Human Rights Council said they are worried that people are not paying enough attention to what is happening in Darfur, especially considering how much violence the region has already seen.
In July, the International Criminal Court started looking into possible war crimes and acts of genocide in Darfur after they found places where a lot of people had been buried.
In these graves, they found the bodies of 87 people from the Masalit ethnic group.
Top Stories Today
