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Picture courtesy: (The New Arab) 56 Dead in Sudan,North Darfur State during ongoing conflict between RSF And SAF.
(The Post news)– Sudan’s troubled region in El Fasher, around North Darfur State, has become the center of deadly fights. Statements released by Doctors Without Borders recently disclosed that at least 56 people have been killed in the ongoing violence from last Friday until Wednesday in the Darfur state capital. The number of casualties pointed out at El Fasher South Hospital is horrifying.
454 individuals were wounded and have been admitted and treated by healthcare workers since last Friday, along with a death toll of 56 people. The ongoing conflict in the state might hold back others in need from getting treatment, even if they are badly injured. This leads to an under-reporting of death tolls and injuries.
According to MSF, the death tolls, fatalities, and injuries are likely to be much higher than counted since the ongoing conflict is so intense that many other people cannot reach the hospital. Violence in the state worries residents because there are RSF snipers on patrol and circling the region. North Darfur was a safe state for everyone, unlike the other parts of the state, but currently it is the most unsafe place anyone could be because of heavy shelling.
“Nowhere in the city is safe at all,” MSF expressed. An assessment from Yale School of Public Health’s Humanitarian Research Lab indicated that the significant conflict-related damage between the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) has been ongoing between May 10 and 14, and they have engaged in ground fighting and bombardment.
With the acknowledgment of the dire situation, Clementine Nkweta-Salami, the UN Deputy Special Representative for Sudan, has expressed grave concern. “Hospitalities in El Fasher have been escalating, putting an entire city in peril,” she said. In what seems to be an international reaction to these developing situations, two commanders from the RSF found themselves under sanctions enforced by the United States on Wednesday because of their roles in influencing the RSF’s controversial operations across the North Darfur state.
According to the US Department of State Spokesperson, the recent military campaign led by the RSF in North Darfur disregards the lives of thousands of civilians or non-combatants. The data release by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs states that since April 2023, when the civil war broke, about 8.8 million residents have been displaced from their homes, and over 24.8 million civilians depend on humanitarian aid for survival.
As the international community is watching, pushes for peace deals that can end the struggle are also ongoing to renew the era of stability for the people in North Darfur state.
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