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    Besieged, Attacked, Starved

    Besieged, Attacked, Starved outlines the desperate situation facing civilians in and around El Fasher and Zamzam, Sudan, a crisis that demands immediate attention and response.

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    Table of Contents
    Executive Summary
    Introduction
    I. Civilians Caught in the Crossfire
    II. Deliberate targeting of non-Arab communities by the RSF
    III. Access to healthcare rendered near impossible due to the decimated health system
    IV. Systematic attacks on markets and blockade of supply
    V. No safe road to escape
    Conclusion
    Table of Contents
    Executive Summary
    Introduction
    I. Civilians Caught in the Crossfire
    II. Deliberate targeting of non-Arab communities by the RSF
    III. Access to healthcare rendered near impossible due to the decimated health system
    IV. Systematic attacks on markets and blockade of supply
    V. No safe road to escape
    Conclusion
    Table of Contents
    Executive Summary
    Introduction
    I. Civilians Caught in the Crossfire
    II. Deliberate targeting of non-Arab communities by the RSF
    III. Access to healthcare rendered near impossible due to the decimated health system
    IV. Systematic attacks on markets and blockade of supply
    V. No safe road to escape
    Conclusion
    Table of Contents
    Executive Summary
    Introduction
    I. Civilians Caught in the Crossfire
    II. Deliberate targeting of non-Arab communities by the RSF
    III. Access to healthcare rendered near impossible due to the decimated health system
    IV. Systematic attacks on markets and blockade of supply
    V. No safe road to escape
    Conclusion

    Besieged, Attacked, Starved: Mass Atrocities in El Fasher and Zamzam, Sudan

    Ever since fighting between the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), supported by the Joint Forces, intensified in April and May 2024 in El Fasher, North Darfur, civilians have been caught in the crossfire. The warring parties have consistently and indiscriminately bombed areas where civilians live. Additionally, the RSF and their allies have systematically targeted non-Arab communities, and particularly the Zaghawa: the violence has included shelling, looting, mass killings, sexual violence, and abductions, and most-recently culminated in the assault on Zamzam camp for internally displaced people (IDP).

    Access to healthcare has collapsed due to repeated attacks on medical facilities, and Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has been forced to cease activities in El Fasher and Zamzam camp. Non-Arab communities have been left without food, water, or medical care, contributing to the spread of famine. Doctors Without Borders warns of ongoing ethnic violence and calls on the warring parties and international actors, including United Nations (UN) agencies, to take urgent action to protect civilians, implement UN Security Council Resolution 2736, and launch a large-scale humanitarian response.

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    Besieged, Attacked, Starved: Mass Atrocities in El Fasher and Zamzam, Sudan

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