
Encircled, Starved and Killed: The Siege of Sudan's El-Fasher
For a year and a half, el‑Fasher was slowly strangled. The Rapid Support Forces ringed the city and shut down every road in and out. Food, medicine and fuel disappeared. Satellite images later confirmed what residents had been warning about: an earth wall and trenches built around the city to trap civilians inside.
When the RSF finally broke through in October, the escape routes turned into killing grounds. Survivors say people were shot as they ran, with bodies left on the roadside. Rights groups warn that the pattern of attacks in Darfur is not random. Entire communities were targeted…
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