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TheProle

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Wed Oct 29, 2025, 06:57 PM Wednesday

NPR: As Darfur's last city falls, fears grow 'there will be no one left to save' [View all]

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.


https://www.npr.org/2025/10/29/nx-s1-5588638/el-fasher-falls-darfur-sudan
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