The civil war raging in Sudan for a year has driven millions from their homes and claimed the lives of 15,000 people. Now one city in Darfur, which has been under siege, is in danger.
Twenty years ago in Darfur, the US vision including genocide.
The Sudanese army then fought against the rebels together with the Janjaweed forces. In a couple of years, hundreds of thousands of people died because of violence, disease and famine. Two million had to leave their homes.
Now the US ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield saysthat history threatens to repeat itself.
There are UN experts in Sudan by a “crisis of enormous proportions” is developing. Its focal point is the city of al-Fashir in the Darfur region.
American newspaper The New York Times (NYT) tells, that RSF forces have been besieging the city since mid-April. Al-Fashiri has a population of around 1.8 million, including hundreds of thousands of Sudanese who have fled the war there from other parts of the country.
News agency AP by Thomas-Greenfield describes al-Fashiri as “on the brink of large-scale slaughter”. He talks about credible reports that RSF forces are planning an “inevitable” attack on the city.
“This is not a guess. This is the reality that awaits millions of people,” Thomas-Greenfield told France24 by.
in Sudan The parties to the currently raging conflict have known each other since the beginning of the millennium. However, the former brothers in arms are now enemies.
Commander of the Armed Forces Abdel Fattah al-Burhan commanding the Sudanese army, Gen Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo again the paramilitary RSF (Rapid Support Forces) descended from the notorious Janjaweed.
The power struggle between Al-Burhan and Hamdan erupted into a conflict a year ago, which has led at least 15,000 people dead and eight million people displaced. The UN warns of famine and estimates that 25 million people are in need of humanitarian aid.
The parties to the war in Sudan also receive support from abroad.
News agency AP by al-Burhan is a good cauldron of Egypt Abdel Fattah al-Sisin with which, in addition, unconfirmed information says that Sudan’s foreign minister held negotiations with Iran about drone sales.
RSF, on the other hand, has been reported to have received support from Russia’s Wagner forces and NYT’s report by From United Arab Emirates.
Thomas-Greenfield gave his recent comments on the situation in Sudan at the end of the emergency meeting of the UN Security Council, which Sudan demanded convened to address allegations of UAE support for RSF forces.
The UN ambassador has appealed to all the states arming the parties to the conflict to stop the arms trade.
Al-Fashirin a takeover would not only be a potential tragedy for civilians but also a strategic victory for RSF forces, write NOW.
According to the US newspaper, only al-Fashir is keeping the RSF forces from taking over the entire Darfur region. It is the only regional capital that the forces have not yet captured in West Darfur.
According to the newspaper’s assessment, the capture of Al-Fashiri could be a significant turning point in the war.