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In the besieged and starving city of El Fasher, a deadly battle for Sudan's Darfur region looms
[NEWARAB] The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have encircled and besieged El Fasher in North Darfur in recent weeks, but fears of an all-out assault on the city have not yet materialised.El Fasher remains the last capital city in Darfur's five states where the Sudan  ...a Moslem country located in the Horn of Africa. It is noted for its affinity for rule by ex- or current generals, its holy men, and for the oppression of the native Afro population by its Arab conquerors. South Sudan, populated mostly by the natives, split off from Sudan proper, which left North and South Darfur to be oppressed by the guys with turbans. The country is currently enjoying a civil war between the army and the Rapid Support Forces, which used to be part of the army but then they got another ambitious general and you can guess the rest...ese Armed Forces (SAF) maintain a garrison following their 13-month-long war against the RSF. A defeat for the SAF and former Darfur rebel groups fighting alongside it would formalise the loss of the army's control over approximately one-third of the nation's territory. Residents of the city are living in a state of heightened fear as armed festivities would devastate civilian life, infrastructure, and private property. "The main roads leading into and out of the city to Chad, Khartoum, and Mellit have all been besieged by the RSF and because of that foodstuffs are in short supply and have become too expensive to afford," Mousa Abdelghani, a political observer from El Fasher, told The New Arab. Related: El Fasher: 2024-05-01 Eight Darfur groups unveil plan to reclaim cities from Rapid Support Forces El Fasher: 2024-05-01 Heavy clashes erupt in El Fasher as Sudanese army and RSF battle El Fasher: 2024-04-29 RSF commander warns of attack on El-Fasher, urges surrender Related: North Darfur: 2024-05-01 Eight Darfur groups unveil plan to reclaim cities from Rapid Support Forces North Darfur: 2024-05-01 Heavy clashes erupt in El Fasher as Sudanese army and RSF battle North Darfur: 2024-04-29 RSF commander warns of attack on El-Fasher, urges surrender Posted by: Fred 2024-05-08 |
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