The United Nations on Friday said at least 89 people had been killed in 10 days of attacks on the besieged Sudanese city of El-Fasher and the adjoining Abu Shouk camp.<\/p>\n
Since April 2023, Sudan has been torn apart by a power struggle between army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, commander of the rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. The fighting has killed tens of thousands.<\/p>\n
North Darfur’s besieged capital El-Fasher has been under siege by the RSF since May last year.<\/p>\n
“Brutal attacks by the RSF on the besieged city of El-Fasher and the adjoining Abu Shouk camp for displaced persons in North Darfur, Sudan, resulted in the killing of at least 89 civilians over a 10-day period up to August 20,” the UN human rights office said.<\/p>\n
“We fear the actual number of civilians killed is likely higher,” spokesman Jeremy Laurence told a press briefing in Geneva.<\/p>\n
He said such attacks were unacceptable and had to cease immediately.<\/p>\n
“We are particularly horrified that among the most recent spate of civilian killings, 16 appear to have been cases of summary executions,” he added.<\/p>\n
“This pattern of attacks on civilians and wilful killings, which are serious violations of international humanitarian law, deepens our concerns about ethnically-motivated violence.”<\/p>\n
Meanwhile the World Health Organization said El-Fasher was suffering “a severe humanitarian and public health crisis” driven by active conflict, blockade, and mass displacement.<\/p>\n
WHO spokesman Christian Lindmeier said civilians were facing severe food shortages, rising malnutrition deaths, and severely limited access to health care.<\/p>\n
“A large cholera outbreak is ongoing across Darfur state and has hit communities and displacement sites, adding pressure to already fragile services,” he added.<\/p>\n
He said all 18 states in Sudan were reporting cholera, with 48,768 cases and 1,094 deaths reported this year up to August 11.<\/p>\n
Cholera is an acute intestinal infection that spreads through food and water contaminated with bacteria, often from faeces.<\/p>\n
Cholera can kill within hours when not attended to, though it can be treated with simple oral rehydration, and antibiotics for more severe cases.<\/p>\n
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