Fighting inside and around a refugee camp in western Sudan has left at least 53 civilians dead and over 60 others injured in a three-day period this week, according to the United Nations human rights chief. The death toll is expected to rise. UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk stated on Thursday that drone and artillery attacks by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on the Abu Shouk and Daraja Oula districts of el-Fasher and the el-Fasher refugee camp resulted in 46 deaths. The bombardments also struck a nearby mosque where people had sought refuge, the UN Human Rights Office reported. The statement further revealed that at least seven others were executed in summary killings after RSF ground raids in ethnically motivated murders. Both the RSF and the Sudanese army have been accused of alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity, and are under investigation by the International Criminal Court.
Sudan, at least 53 dead in fighting in the western part of the country
Fighting inside and around a refugee camp in western Sudan has left at least 53 civilians dead and over 60 others injured in a three-day period this week, according to the United Nations human rights chief. The death toll is expected to rise. UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk stated on Thursday that drone and artillery attacks by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on the Abu Shouk and Daraja Oula districts of el-Fasher and the el-Fasher refugee camp resulted in 46 deaths. The bombardments also struck a nearby mosque where people had sought refuge, the UN Human Rights Office reported. The statement further revealed that at least seven others were executed in summary killings after RSF ground raids in ethnically motivated murders. Both the RSF and the Sudanese army have been accused of alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity, and are under investigation by the International Criminal Court.
