By Adel Abdelrheem and Rania Abu Shamala
KHARTOUM, Sudan/ISTANBUL (AA) – Some 450 families have fled El-Fasher city to Karnoi in North Darfur following attacks by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a Sudanese relief committee said Wednesday.
In a statement, the Coordination Council of Emergency Rooms in North Darfur said humanitarian conditions have deteriorated in Karnoi amid new arrivals in the town.
It said that most displaced civilians live in harsh conditions, lacking adequate shelter and sufficient food supplies.
It urged humanitarian organizations “to intervene urgently to provide the necessary support and assistance to save lives in Karnoi and prevent the worsening of the current humanitarian crisis.”
Meanwhile, the Dar Hamar Emergency Room, another relief committee, accused the RSF of committing atrocities against civilians in the village of Samhoun, west of An-Nuhud in West Kordofan state.
“RSF forces have turned the village into a base for carrying out widespread looting and theft of property, in addition to kidnapping unarmed civilians and demanding ransom for their release.”
According to local sources, heavy clashes renewed on Wednesday between the army and the RSF in Babnousa in West Kordofan.
“Army forces repelled an RSF attack targeting the city of Babnousa and the headquarters of the army’s 22nd Infantry Division,” the sources told Anadolu.
Sudanese soldiers shared videos on social media showing troops repelling the RSF assault and maintaining control over the city.
On Oct. 26, the RSF seized control of El-Fasher, the capital of North Darfur, and committed massacres, according to local and international organizations.
Since April 15, 2023, the Sudanese army and the RSF have been locked in a war that regional and international mediations have failed to end. The conflict has killed thousands of people and displaced millions of others.