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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsNPR: As Darfur's last city falls, fears grow 'there will be no one left to save'
Active genocide of thousands upon thousands
See also:
ABC: Sudan's paramilitary killed hundreds including hospital patients in Darfur, residents say
https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/sudans-paramilitary-killed-hundreds-including-hospital-patients-darfur-126979724
Reuters: Escapee describes summary killings after Darfur city's fall
https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/escapee-describes-summary-killings-after-darfur-citys-fall-2025-10-28/
After a more than 500-day siege, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF)  the paramilitary group at war with Sudan's army  have taken control of el-Fasher, and by extension, the entire region of Darfur. The fall of the city marks a turning point in Sudan's brutal war and has sparked warnings of a repeat of the Darfur genocide two decades ago.
The United Nations estimates around 200,000 civilians were trapped in el-Fasher when the army withdrew. Advocacy groups say many are now being systematically killed.
Among the dead is Muhammad Khamis Duda, a spokesperson for the Zamzam displacement camp near el-Fasher, who documented the siege for months, sending voice messages to international media until his death. He survived an attack on the camp by the RSF in April where they slaughtered hundreds. But still he refused to leave, determined to stay and help others.
"The situation in el-Fasher right now is very horrible," Duda said in one of his final messages to NPR before his death.
The United Nations estimates around 200,000 civilians were trapped in el-Fasher when the army withdrew. Advocacy groups say many are now being systematically killed.
Among the dead is Muhammad Khamis Duda, a spokesperson for the Zamzam displacement camp near el-Fasher, who documented the siege for months, sending voice messages to international media until his death. He survived an attack on the camp by the RSF in April where they slaughtered hundreds. But still he refused to leave, determined to stay and help others.
"The situation in el-Fasher right now is very horrible," Duda said in one of his final messages to NPR before his death.
https://www.npr.org/2025/10/29/nx-s1-5588638/el-fasher-falls-darfur-sudan
					
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						NPR: As Darfur's last city falls, fears grow 'there will be no one left to save' (Original Post)
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        Who funds these wars?  Who supplies the weapons?  Feeds and houses the soldiers?
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Irish_Dem
(77,018 posts)1. Who funds these wars?  Who supplies the weapons?  Feeds and houses the soldiers?
        The gold mined in Sudan was sent to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, where RSF leader Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo kept most of his money, which he used to fund his paramilitaries.[65][66][67] In 2019, Global Witness reported that UAE was a key supplier of military equipment to RSF.[52] Dagalo was funded by the United Arab Emirates and met with the leader of UAE, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, in February 2022.[68]
Despite strained Sudan-UАЕ relations, gold shipments flowed freely from Sudan to Dubаi, with exports facing no obstacles and operating with official approval in Port Sudan. Political tensions didn't disrupt the lucrative trade, which continued despite the December 2023 expulsion of diplomats and accusations of smuggling. Atef Ahmed, the Secretary-General of the Goldsmiths Union, affirmed the ongoing flow of shipments to the UАЕ and the processing of others.[69]
The UAE, which was supporting the RSF, conducted a covert operation under the pretence of aiding refugees. The operation involved supplying potent weapons and drones to the RSF, providing medical treatment to wounded fighters, and airlifting severe cases to one of its military hospitals. The operation was headquartered at an airfield and a hospital in Amdjarass in Chad.[10]
Despite strained Sudan-UАЕ relations, gold shipments flowed freely from Sudan to Dubаi, with exports facing no obstacles and operating with official approval in Port Sudan. Political tensions didn't disrupt the lucrative trade, which continued despite the December 2023 expulsion of diplomats and accusations of smuggling. Atef Ahmed, the Secretary-General of the Goldsmiths Union, affirmed the ongoing flow of shipments to the UАЕ and the processing of others.[69]
The UAE, which was supporting the RSF, conducted a covert operation under the pretence of aiding refugees. The operation involved supplying potent weapons and drones to the RSF, providing medical treatment to wounded fighters, and airlifting severe cases to one of its military hospitals. The operation was headquartered at an airfield and a hospital in Amdjarass in Chad.[10]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapid_Support_Forces#United_Arab_Emirates
Irish_Dem
(77,018 posts)4. Thanks.  Evil is everywhere.
        Deep State Witch
(12,397 posts)3. But Nobody Cares
        Because it's not being Livestreamed.
comradebillyboy
(10,910 posts)5. And the wrong ethnic group is doing the killing.
        


