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The United States has issued a stark warning about a potential large-scale massacre looming in El Fasher, a city in Sudan. The warning comes as troops from the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group and allied militias have encircled the city, displaying signs of an imminent offensive, according to U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield.
Thomas-Greenfield cautioned that El Fasher is teetering on the edge of a large-scale massacre and called on the RSF to lift its siege and refrain from attacking the city. She described the situation in El Fasher as a crisis of monumental proportions.
El Fasher, also known as Al-Fashir, is one of Darfur's largest cities and a key humanitarian hub for western Darfur, housing an estimated 800,000 people, many of whom have been displaced by the civil war that began over a year ago.
Since April 14, at least 43 people, including women and children, have been killed in escalating violence between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the RSF and its allied militia. The RSF has razed multiple villages west of El Fasher, while the SAF has conducted aerial bombardments in the region.
Civilians in the city are trapped, fearing for their lives if they attempt to flee. Reports indicate that both sides have launched indiscriminate attacks using explosive weapons with wide-area effects, leading to a severe shortage of essential supplies.
RSF Commander Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, known as Hemedti, described the situation in North Darfur as critical, stating that the RSF is exercising its legitimate right to self-defense.
The conflict between the SAF and RSF erupted last April following tensions linked to a plan for returning Sudan to civilian rule. The conflict has resulted in one of the world's worst humanitarian disasters, displacing over 8 million people.
As the conflict entered its second year, at least 14,000 people have been killed and almost 30,000 have been injured, according to the UN and local groups. The situation in Zamzam camp, south of El Fasher, is described as catastrophic, with about 30% of children suffering from malnutrition.
The U.S. has called on all armed forces to cease their attacks in El Fasher, warning that an offensive would endanger civilians, including hundreds of thousands of displaced persons. The U.S. State Department spokesperson, Matthew Miller, urged the leaders of the SAF and RSF to cease attacks, allow humanitarian access, and prepare for negotiations to end the war and restore power to the people of Sudan.