Sudan’s, western ,region, of ,Darfur, the ,city,of,El,Fasher,has,fallen, to ,the ,Rapid ,Support, Forces ,(RSF) ,— marking a ,devastating, new, chapter, in the ,country’s 18-,month, civil, war,
What, follows, may ,be, one, of the ,worst ,ethnically,-driven, massacres, in ,modern, African, history.,
With ,over 150,000 people, killed, and 14 ,million, displaced, Sudan,’s war has ,spiraled, into, one, of the ,world’s, largest, humanitarian ,crises.,
New, satellite, evidence, from ,Yale ,University’,s Humanitarian, Research ,Lab, suggests, that ,the ,RSF ,is ,carrying, out, systematic, ethnic ,cleansing, against, non-,Arab ,communities, such ,as the ,Fur,Zaghawa, and ,Berti,
Entire, neighborhoods ,have, been ,destroyed, communication, lines, cut, and ,mass ,graves, are ,appearing, across, the city.
The ,United, Nations, Médecins, Sans ,Frontières, and, other ,humanitarian ,agencies ,warn, that, the, situation ,is ,deteriorating, by the, hour,
Hospitals, are, overwhelmed,, food and, water, supplies, are, running, out,, and ,hundreds, of thousands ,remain, trapped, with, no way ,to escape.
Thisindepthreportexplains,
HowtheRSFcapturedEl, Fasherafteran ,18monthsiege
What,satellite, imagery ,reveals, about ,the mass, killings, and, forced ,displacement,
Why this could ,mark the final stage, of the Darfur, genocide
How the world,s inaction risks, a repeat of ,Rwanda-style ,atrocities
