The United Nations (UN) says between 10,000 and 15,000 people were killed in ethnic violence in Sudan’s West Darfur region last year, carried out by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and its allies.
According to Reuters news agency, independent monitors of UN sanctions said the above figure was calculated based on intelligence sources, compared with UN estimates.
The conflict in Sudan between the army and the rival Rapid Support Forces (RSF) broke out on 15 May 2023, stemming from disagreements over plans to hand over to civilian rule in Africa’s third-largest country. The conflict has displaced 7.1 million people, creating “ the world’s largest displacement crisis”. Of these, 1.5 million have fled to neighboring countries.
In May 2023, Saudi Arabia and the United States sponsored talks between Sudan’s warring parties in the Saudi port city of Jeddah. Several ceasefires have since been reached, but both sides have accused each other of violating them.
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