Human rights reports revealed that Sudan\u2019s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have built a network of more than 31 kilometers of earth berms around El Fasher after more than 500 days of siege.<\/p>\n
According to Yale University\u2019s Humanitarian Research Lab, these berms are preventing the entry of food and medicine and blocking civilians from leaving, effectively turning El Fasher into a fully besieged city. Around 750,000 civilians are estimated to be trapped inside, along with another 260,000 in Abu Shouk displacement camp\u2014including 130,000 children\u2014according to U.N. figures.<\/p>\n
The report stressed that humanitarian conditions have reached catastrophic levels, with famine declared more than a year ago. Families have been forced to survive on animal fodder and food scraps. Nathaniel Raymond, HRL\u2019s director, described the situation in El Fasher as \u201cmatched today only by Gaza.\u201d<\/p>\n
While the RSF controls most of the city\u2019s perimeter, the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and allied Joint Forces still hold areas inside, most notably El Fasher airport. Local sources said recent clashes killed senior RSF commanders.<\/p>\n
Amjad Farid al-Tayeb, director of Fikra, denounced the international community\u2019s silence as \u201cshameful,\u201d urging real pressure on the RSF and the United Arab Emirates to lift the siege and allow humanitarian aid.<\/p>\n
Kate Ferguson, head of Protection Approaches, said El Fasher\u2019s plight reflects a collective failure to protect civilians, noting that today\u2019s atrocities mirror the Janjaweed massacres two decades ago\u2014when the world pledged to \u201csave Darfur.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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