She called on the warring sides and their affiliated groups to “end their targeting of civilians, and guarantee safe passage for those seeking safety.” “Civilians throughout Sudan are suffering unimaginable horror every single day,” said Agnès Callamard, the group’s secretary general. Khamis Abdalla Abkar on June 14 - following his detention by the RSF - promoted an exodus of many members of the Masalit community to eastern Chad, which turned into an open camp for those who fled the fighting in Darfur, Amnesty said. The group said armed men from the Masalit allegedly also targeted Arabs suspected of siding with militias.Īmnesty detailed waves of violence in West Darfur province -one of five constituting the Darfur region - including the killing of civilians, looting and destruction of homes and facilities such as the main hospital and markets. ![]() The violence in Darfur was mostly blamed on the RSF and its allied Arab militias which the group said targeted the African Masalit community in the region. The fighting forced about 4 million people to flee their homes, either to safer areas inside Sudan or to neighboring countries, according to the U.N. ![]() Darfur - which had been the scene of genocidal war in the early 2000s - saw some of the worst bouts of violence with the current fighting turning into ethnic clashes. The conflict has turned Khartoum and other urban areas into battlefields.
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