Sudanese Paramilitaries Claim Control of Key Army Garrison in Darfur
The Rapid Support Forces said it had seized the army headquarters in El Fasher, its last major obstacle to controlling the sprawling western region of Sudan.
The Rapid Support Forces said it had seized the army headquarters in El Fasher, its last major obstacle to controlling the sprawling western region of Sudan.
The two committed to stop attacking each other after the worst outbreak of hostilities in years. But the underlying causes remain, analysts warn.
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.
Joseph Kabila, who was president of the Democratic Republic of Congo for 18 years, was convicted of treason by a court in Kinshasa.
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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At least 260,000 civilians trapped in El Fasher face a dire choice: risk being starved or bombed if they stay, and raped or killed if they flee.