Almost 1,000 Sudanese civilians displaced in Darfur village
Almost 1,000 Sudanese civilians have been displaced in one day from the Umm Baru area in North Darfur. According to Middle East Monitor via Anadolu on November 2, the displaced have sought refuge in nearby locations, while conditions on the ground remain highly volatile for those still in the area.
The UN agency, International Organisation for Migration (IOM), stated that an estimated 970 people had fled the village of Mizbat in Umm Baru on November 1 as the violence had intensified.
The Paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have caused extreme violence against civilians, and the high number of displaced civilians is largely due to fighting between the RSF and the Sudanese Armed Forces.
On October 26, the RSF gained control of North Darfur State’s capital, El-Fasher, with multiple local and international organisations reporting on the “massacres” committed against civilians. The same reports also warn that the assault could lead to the territorial partition of Sudan.
On August 27, over 600,000 people, including large numbers of children, were displaced from El-Fasher amid heavy fighting surrounding an RSF siege in the area. The siege not only caused mass displacement but also severe acute malnutrition (SAM).
This follows repeated RSF strikes in El-Fasher that killed at least 24 people and wounded 55 others, further deepening the humanitarian crisis.
Since January 2025, UNICEF has treated over 10,000 children in El-Fasher for SAM. At that time, services had to be paused due to supply shortages caused by the siege.
For humanitarians, the situation has become increasingly perilous, with over 120 workers killed in Sudan since the conflict started in 2023. The country now ranks among the world’s most dangerous environments for humanitarian operations.
The Sudan Doctors Network has made a statement about targeted killings in El-Fasher and stated that “these heinous crimes add to a series of war crimes and acts of genocide targeting unarmed civilians in El-Fasher for more than a year.”
The attacks by the RSF are also being accused by researchers at Yale University of being war crimes in Sudan.
The alleged crime includes deliberate targeting of civilians in drone strikes, and according to Yale School of Public Health’s Humanitarian Research Lab (HRL), satellite images prove that the RSF is violating international laws in the besieged city of El-Fasher in North Darfur.
On October 29, the RSF leader, Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, admitted that ” violations” had occurred by his forces in El-Fasher and also claimed that an investigation committee had been formed.
Middle East Monitor via Anadolu, Maghrebi.org
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