...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...ese army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has risen to 345, with over 2,600 injured since the fighting began a year ago.
El Fasher, the state capital, has been particularly hard-hit in recent days, with over 40 civilians killed and more than 500 injured in the past ten days alone.
Ibrahim Abdullah Khater, the Director General of the Ministry of Health, confirmed to Sudan Tribune the grim statistics and expressed deep concern over the shelling of El Fasher Women’s and Maternity Hospital on Sunday, which injured nine people and caused extensive damage.
He emphasized the critical need to restore entire operations at the hospital, the region’s only facility of its kind. He condemned the targeting of civilians and healthcare facilities by the RSF.