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Seizure of Sudan's El Fasher a 'political and moral defeat' for RSF militia: expert

El Fasher, the last army stronghold in Sudan’s Darfur region, which fell to the Rapid Support Forces after an 18-month siege. AP - Planet Labs PBC

The fall of El Fasher, the last army stronghold in Darfur, has become a turning point in Sudan's war. Last week, after an 18-month siege, the powerful paramilitary Rapid Support Forces seized the city, leaving thousands dead or displaced and many civilians still trapped. RFI spoke to an analyst who warns Sudan could now be on the brink of a split between east and west.

Since the RSF takeover, reports have emerged of executions, sexual violence, looting, attacks on aid workers and abductions in and around El-Fasher, where communications remain largely cut off.

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