CAIRO, Egypt
More than two weeks of fighting between Sudan’s military and a notorious paramilitary group over a major city in the western Darfur region killed at least 123 people, an international aid group said Sunday.
The fighting in el-Fasher, the
provincial capital of North Darfur province, also wounded more than 930 people
in the same period, Doctors without Borders said.
“This is a sign of the violent
intensity of the fighting,” the group said. “We urge the warring parties to do
more to protect civilians.”
Clashes between the military
and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces escalated earlier this month in the
city, forcing thousands of people to flee their homes, according to the United
Nations.
El-Fasher has become the
center of the conflict between the military and the RSF, which is aided by Arab
militias commonly known as janjaweed. The city is the last stronghold that is
still held by the military in the sprawling Darfur region.
Sudan’s conflict began in April
last year when soaring tensions between the leaders of the military and the RSF
exploded into open fighting in the capital, Khartoum, and elsewhere in the
country.
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