Darfur conflict
Fleeing Horror: Survivors Recount Brutal Violence and Mass Exodus from Sudan's El-Fasher
Nov 14, 2025 02:49 pm CST
Refugees from Sudan's El-Fasher describe harrowing escapes amid intensified violence as the Rapid Support Forces captured the city after an 18-month siege. Nearly 90,000 people have fled in just two weeks, facing extortion at checkpoints and witnessing horrific scenes of death. The ongoing civil war has displaced almost 12 million people and created what the UN calls the world's most extensive hunger crisis.
Sudan's Humanitarian Crisis Deepens: Two Cities Confirmed in Famine Following Extended Military Sieges
Nov 04, 2025 02:54 am CST
The UN-backed Integrated Food Security Phase Classification has officially confirmed famine conditions in al-Fashir and Kadugli, two Sudanese cities besieged during the country's ongoing civil war. The crisis, resulting from a 30-month conflict between the Rapid Support Forces and the Sudanese army, has left 21.2 million people facing acute food insecurity while International Criminal Court prosecutors gather evidence of alleged mass killings following al-Fashir's fall to paramilitary forces.
Sudan's Civil War: The Foreign Powers Behind Warring Generals and Their Global Proxy Battle
Oct 31, 2025 04:01 pm CST
Sudan's civil war between the army led by General Burhan and the paramilitary RSF under Mohamed Hamdan Daglo has evolved into a global proxy conflict, with numerous foreign powers providing covert support despite UN warnings. This analysis examines which countries are backing each faction, how external interference is fueling the humanitarian crisis that has displaced nearly 12 million people, and the complex web of regional alliances reshaping the Horn of Africa's geopolitical landscape.
Satellite Evidence Reveals Mass Killings and Displacement in Sudan's El-Fasher Captured by RSF Forces
Oct 30, 2025 05:48 pm CST
Satellite imagery from Yale's Humanitarian Research Lab documents evidence of systematic killings, house-to-house clearance operations, and massive civilian displacement following the RSF capture of El-Fasher, the army's last stronghold in Darfur. The ongoing conflict has claimed 40,000 lives and displaced 12 million people according to UN estimates.