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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Sarah El Deeb

Aid workers fear for those missing from a city in Sudan's Darfur region seized by paramilitary force

Sudan - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

Aid workers worried Thursday that only a trickle of the people believed to have fled a paramilitary force that seized a city in Sudan’s Darfur region have reached safety, as hundreds reportedly have been killed in the attack and while making their escape.

People have been arriving to a town west of el-Fasher, having fled on foot during the attack by the Rapid Support Forces, which has been fighting troops allied to Sudan's military since 2023 in the East African nation.

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