Mass killings, rape, people begging for their lives: Shocking UN report on civil war in Sudan

KHARTOUM: Mass killings, rape, kidnappings and people fleeing for their lives. The North African country of Sudan, where horrors that shock the conscience of the world are taking place, is engulfed in a civil war. More than 1.5 million people have been killed in the past two and a half years.

The civil war in Sudan is back in the news after a shocking United Nations (UN) report on the massacres was released. The massacre was sparked by a feud between Sudan's official military chief, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, and the head of the paramilitary RSF (Rapid Support Force), Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo.

The RSF began its war against the army on April 15, 2023. The goal is to seize power. The RSF, which has gained a reputation for brutality, has been widely victimising minority groups and non-Arab tribal groups. The RSF captured Al-Fashir, the capital of North Darfur state, last month, killing an estimated 10,000 civilians.

People will be lined up and shot to death

RSF members will line up people in the streets and shoot them to death. Women and children will be subjected to sexual violence. On October 28, RSF stormed a Saudi hospital in Al-Fashir and shot more than 460 people, including doctors and patients.

No unified government

Sudan currently has no unified government. The military under General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan is internationally recognized as the legitimate authority and is based in Port Sudan, which serves as a de facto capital due to fighting in Khartoum.

RSF parallel government led by Dagalo. Controls the captured territories (mainly in the west). Headquarters in the city of Nyala

Civil War

(As of April 15, 2023)

Deaths................................................................1,50,000

Children who died of starvation..................................5,22,000

Internally displaced people.....8,856,000