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RSF siege of El Fasher in Sudan has ‘hallmarks of genocide’, UN mission finds

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RSF siege of El Fasher in Sudan has ‘hallmarks of genocide’, UN mission finds
Report details harrowing 18-month occupation of North Darfur capital, showing destruction aimed at ethnic communitiesThe
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Report details harrowing 18-month occupation of North Darfur capital, showing destruction aimed at ethnic communities

The siege and capture of the Sudanese city of El Fasher by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces group last October bore “the hallmarks of genocide”, a UN-mandated fact-finding mission has said.

In a report detailing the harrowing 18-month occupation of the capital of North Darfur, investigators concluded that the RSF and allied militias deliberately inflicted conditions calculated to bring about the physical destruction of the Zaghawa and Fur ethnic communities.

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Source: Guardian - World News

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