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Sudan Darfur crisis: 'Everything civilians can use has been burned or destroyed'
Entire villages in Sudan's West Darfur region have been burned to the ground by marauding militias, with aid agencies now warning the region is on the brink of a "humanitarian catastrophe".
Widespread looting and the destruction of vital infrastructure has left many with little to no access to food, clean water, and medicine.
A ceasefire between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has led to a lull in the violence around the Sudanese capital, Khartoum.
But fighting has continued in Darfur, and as the conflict there enters its seventh week, the region appears to have plunged into chaos.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-65722123
Widespread looting and the destruction of vital infrastructure has left many with little to no access to food, clean water, and medicine.
A ceasefire between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has led to a lull in the violence around the Sudanese capital, Khartoum.
But fighting has continued in Darfur, and as the conflict there enters its seventh week, the region appears to have plunged into chaos.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-65722123
The RSF has its origins in the Janjaweed, which was central to the genocide in Darfur 20 years ago. It seems they want to kill more civilians for the sake of hate.
