UN Alarmed as Paramilitary Assault in Darfur Triggers Mass Exodus and Atrocity Fears

3 days ago7 min read

A new wave of mass displacement is underway in western Sudan following a paramilitary takeover of El Geneina, a key city in the Darfur region, by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Survivors arriving at overwhelmed refugee camps describe roads strewn with corpses, painting a picture of a brutal offensive that has aid groups terrified for thousands of civilians still trapped.The assault marks a severe escalation in Sudan's ongoing civil war and evokes grim memories of the early 2000s genocide. The United Nations Security Council has convened an emergency session amid mounting international alarm.UN officials are issuing stark warnings, characterizing the RSF's advance not as conventional warfare but as a systematic rampage with hallmarks of ethnic-targeted violence and crimes against humanity. The RSF, which evolved from the Janjaweed militias accused of past atrocities, is now locked in a brutal power struggle with the national army.Its latest offensive in Darfur appears strategically aimed at consolidating control over the resource-rich region, severing supply lines, and terrorizing the population into submission. The consequences are dire: a spiraling humanitarian crisis with aid access nearly impossible, a massive new wave of internal displacement adding to millions already uprooted, and a tangible risk of the conflict spilling into neighboring Chad and the Central African Republic.For Darfur, this is a devastating recurrence of violence the world vowed to prevent. The critical question is whether the international community will move beyond expressions of concern to enact decisive measures—such as a strict arms embargo, sanctions on commanders, and a reinforced peacekeeping mission—or stand by as another generation is consumed by conflict.

#Sudan

#Darfur

#paramilitary

#violence

#refugees

#UN Security Council

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#human rights

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