By Horn Africa News
At least 40 people were killed when fighters from the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) launched an attack on the Abu Shouk displacement camp in El-Fasher, North Darfur, Sudan, according to human rights groups.
The armed RSF fighters, who are engaged in ongoing clashes with Sudan’s military, stormed parts of the camp on Monday, targeting residents inside their homes. The Emergency Response Rooms (ERR), a humanitarian group operating in Abu Shouk, said in a statement on Facebook that at least 19 others were wounded in the assault.
The camp, home to around 450,000 displaced people, has been hit multiple times since the start of the conflict.
Despite Sudan’s army maintaining control of El-Fasher, RSF forces have repeatedly shelled the city.
Local civilian defense committees in El-Fasher condemned the attack, describing it as a “horrific violation” against unarmed civilians.
The Yale University Humanitarian Research Lab in the United States released satellite images showing at least 40 vehicles present at the camp on Monday. Their report also included alleged footage and images of RSF fighters firing on people attempting to flee.
Sudan’s civil war erupted in April 2023 in the capital, Khartoum, following prolonged tensions between the RSF and the national army.
The conflict has since claimed more than 40,000 lives, displaced around 12 million people, and pushed millions more to the brink of famine.
