Sudan: North Darfur capital falls to RSF as UN warns of 'atrocities and mass displacement'

Sudan: North Darfur Capital Falls to RSF

Head of the Sovereignty Council and Commander-in-Chief of the SAF, Lt Gen Abdelfattah El Burhan, confirmed the fall of El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur, to the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), amid reports of mass killings, displacement, and widespread abuses.

In a televised address, El Burhan admitted that SAF units had withdrawn from El Fasher "to a safe location" after the RSF overran the Sixth Infantry Division's base.

Everyone is following what happened in El Fasher
, El Burhan said.

The UN has warned of 'atrocities and mass displacement' in the region.

Author's summary: Sudan's North Darfur capital falls to RSF forces.

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