28.10.2025 19:20
Since 2023, the conflict between the army and the Rapid Support Forces in Sudan has escalated into a civil war. It has been claimed that the RSF has carried out massacres amounting to genocide in areas where the army has withdrawn. Images coming from the country show numerous unarmed civilians being executed.
The tension is rising in Sudan, a country in North Africa. Since 2023, the ongoing clashes between the army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have taken on another dimension.
CIVILIANS ARE BEING MASSACRED IN SUDAN
It has been alleged that the RSF has begun civilian massacres in areas where the army has withdrawn. Images that could substantiate claims of genocide have started to emerge from the country. Disturbing footage of unarmed civilians being ruthlessly executed has raised concerns.
CIVILIANS ARE BEING FORCED TO FLEE IN FAŞIR CITY
Faşir city is not only the capital of North Darfur province in western Sudan but also the administrative center of the Darfur region. The RSF, which has kept Faşir under a tight siege since May 2024, has recently attempted to take control of the city by attacking from five different fronts and announced on October 26 that it had taken over the command of the 6th Infantry Division in Faşir. It has been claimed that the RSF has killed numerous civilians in Faşir.
Jacqueline Wilma Parlevliet, the head of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) office in Sudan, reported that the violence in Faşir, the center of North Darfur where clashes between the Sudanese army and the RSF have intensified, has forced thousands of people to flee.
Parlevliet and UN Human Rights High Commissioner spokesperson Seif Magango participated online in the weekly press briefing at the UN Office in Geneva to provide assessments.
Emphasizing that the increasing violence in Faşir has forced thousands of civilians to flee, Parlevliet expressed concern that many people are trapped in the city with very few options. Parlevliet stated, "Reports indicate that the RSF's entry into the city, the brutal siege that has lasted for 500 days, and the clashes have led to widespread fear among surviving families. In recent days, an estimated 26,000 people have fled Faşir."
"THE UN HAS NO ACCESS TO PEOPLE IN FAŞIR"
Parlevliet noted that the UN has no access to people in Faşir and cannot operate there. She highlighted that it is difficult to estimate how many civilians remain in Faşir, stating that there could be around 260,000 civilians there. Magango mentioned that they are aware of reports indicating that many civilians have been killed for ethnic reasons in the country's North Darfur and North Kordofan states, but they could not verify the numbers.
CONFLICTS IN SUDAN
Since April 15, 2023, there have been intense clashes between the army and the RSF in Sudan. The conflicts, which have caused the world's largest humanitarian crisis, have displaced more than 14 million people both within and outside the country.
While the army forces are regaining control of regions in the central parts of the country, especially the capital Khartoum, the RSF has turned its focus to the west of the country. Controlling the capitals of four of the five states in the Darfur region, the RSF has besieged Faşir, the capital of North Darfur province, since May 2024 and is continuously launching attacks to capture the city.
On October 26, the RSF claimed to have taken the 6th Infantry Division affiliated with the army in Faşir, while the army has not yet made a statement regarding this matter.
Source: AA