Twenty Years Later, Atrocities Haunt Darfur Again
The world seems unable, or unwilling, to do much to stop a new struggle on an old battlefield, as atrocities sweep villages and towns.
The world seems unable, or unwilling, to do much to stop a new struggle on an old battlefield, as atrocities sweep villages and towns.
Evidence of atrocities emerging from the city of El Fasher stoked fears that the Sudanese region of Darfur is plunging, once again, into a cycle of genocidal violence.
Sudan’s military chief, Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, confirmed that his forces had withdrawn from El Fasher, a decisive shift in control of the sprawling Darfur region of Sudan.
Missiles struck as many people were asleep in classrooms converted into temporary shelters, a doctor said. Paramilitary forces have tightened their siege on El Fasher for over a year.
Dr. Omar Selik’s raw, urgent testimony from a besieged city cut through the fog of war and crystallized the depravity of the conflict. And then he was gone.
During his speech, the president also disparaged the work of the United Nations, which, he said, “did not even try to help” in any of the conflicts.
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