INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Sudans well-known paramilitary group introduced a two-day attack on famine-hit camps for displaced individuals that left more than 100 dead,
consisting of 20 kids and nine aid employees, in the Darfur area, a U.N
authorities stated Saturday.The Rapid Support Forces and allied militias introduced an offensive on the Zamzam and Abu Shorouk camps and the
close-by city of el-Fasher, the provincial capital of North Darfur province, on Friday, stated U.N
Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan Clementine Nkweta-Salami
El-Fasher is under the control of the military, which has actually combated the RSF given that Sudan came down into civil war 2 years ago,
killing more than 24,000 individuals, according to the United Nations, though activists say the number is likely far higher.The camps were
assaulted again on Saturday, Nkweta-Salami said in a statement
She said that 9 aid employees were eliminated while running among the really few remaining health posts still functional in Zamzam camp.This
represents yet another fatal and undesirable escalation in a series of harsh attacks on displaced people and aid employees in Sudan because
the beginning of this conflict nearly two years back, she said.Nkweta-Salami didnt determine the aid employees however Sudans Doctors Union
said in a statement that six medical employees with the Relief International were killed when their hospital in Zamzam came under attack on
Mahmoud Babaker Idris, a physician at the healthcare facility, and Adam Babaker Abdallah, head of the group in the region, the union said
It blamed the RSF for this criminal and barbaric act.In a declaration Saturday evening, Relief International grieved the death of its nine
workers, saying they were eliminated the previous day in a targeted attack on all health infrastructure in the region, consisting of the
groups clinic.The group stated the main market in Zamzam together with numerous makeshift homes in the camp were damaged in the attack.The
offensive forced about 2,400 individuals to run away the camps and el-Fasher, according to the General Coordination for Displaced Persons
and Refugees, a local group in Darfur.Zamzam and Abu Shouk shelter more than 700,000 people who have actually been required to leave their
homes across Darfur throughout past bouts of fighting in the area, Nkweta-Salami said.Late last month, the Sudanese military restored
control over Khartoum, a major symbolic victory in the war
The RSF still controls many of Darfur and some other areas.The 2 camps are among 5 areas in Sudan where famine was detected by the
Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, IPC, a worldwide cravings monitoring group
The war has created the worlds largest humanitarian crisis, with about 25 million individuals half of Sudans population facing severe
hunger.Source: AP-- Agencies
