El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur, has witnessed ongoing skirmishes between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and its allied militias against the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) at the northern and eastern directions of the city since Friday morning.
El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur, has witnessed ongoing skirmishes between the Sudan ese Armed Forces and its allied militias against the Rapid Support Forces at the northern and eastern directions of the city since Friday morning.
The source stated that a lack of ambulances and continuous confrontations limit the arrival of the wounded, putting their lives at risk. They called on the parties to the fighting to open safe corridors for medical teams to enter and evacuate the wounded, especially in the Masnaa and El Wefaq neighbourhoods.
He pointed out that the humanitarian situation in the city has become tragic due to the increasing number of displaced people in camps and shelters, along with the sharp inflation of commodities. This is due to the closure of the entrances into the city of El Fasher amongst the northern side, where supplies and necessities arrive from the Mellit area., that"Reports of escalating clashes in the city are deeply disturbing. The people of Darfur need more food, not more fighting.
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