"The civil war in Sudan between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary is now well into its third year and has created the world's most serious humanitarian disaster. Estimates suggest the death toll is in the tens of thousands from combat alone, while thousands more have died from disease and hunger brought on by the war."
"Observers are awaiting the return of Sudan's wartime government, which had relocated to Port Sudan, to the Khartoum capital region. The RSF controls most of the vast western region of Darfur, except for North Darfur's capital, el-Fasher, where SAF has its last Darfur garrison. The paramilitary is besieging el-Fasher in hopes of controlling all of Darfur, erecting huge sand berms around it from the north, west and east, effectively creating a kill-box, according to satellite imagery obtained by the Yale Humanitarian Research Hub."
"But analysts say the RSF is on the back foot and the SAF is making gains around el-Fasher, advancing from the north as far as Bakhit (150km, or 90 miles, from el-Fasher). On September 19, an RSF drone killed more than 70 people in el-Fasher, marking it one of the bloodiest days in the city since the RSF started its siege in May last year, according to Al Jazeera's Hiba Morgan, reporting from Khartoum."
The three-year conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has produced tens of thousands of combat deaths and many more from disease and hunger. Sudan's wartime government relocated to Port Sudan and observers await its return to the Khartoum capital region. The RSF controls most of Darfur but besieges el-Fasher, where SAF holds its last Darfur garrison; satellite imagery shows huge sand berms forming a kill-box around the city. Analysts report SAF gains around el-Fasher, advancing as far as Bakhit, while an RSF drone attack on September 19 killed more than 70 people. RSF dominates much of Kordofan with SPLM-N support, but SAF retains strategic el-Obeid and captured Umm Sumeima and Bara.
Read at www.aljazeera.com
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