UAE-backed forces target civilian shelter in Sudan, killing 21
A UAE-backed paramilitary group has attacked a civilian shelter in western Sudan, killing 21 displaced people there
Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) reportedly targeted the shelter for displaced people in El Fasher, activists said on Saturday.
“An RSF drone attacked the Qouz Beina school, which houses a large number of displaced people, leading to 21 deaths and 17 injuries,” reported the El Fasher Coordination of Resistance Committees, a group involved in war victim relief efforts.
El-Fasher and its surroundings has been the scene of violent clashes since early this year.
The city had been relatively calm since an internal conflict erupted in April 2023 in the capital city Khartoum between the UAE-backed forces and the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF).
On April 11, 2019, a junta-led coup d'état deposed Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir after thirty years in power, plunging the country into internal strife between powerful factions since then.
The power struggle between the dueling armed forces, RSF led by Sudanese president and top commander Lt. Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and his former Vice President and SAF commander, Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, has resulted in more than 20,000 deaths, according to estimates from the UN and local authorities.
In addition, over 14 million people have been forced to flee their homes due to the conflict.
A leaked UN report has pointed to “credible” evidence that proved the UAE is backing the RSF group, providing military support to them.
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