The UN said more than 100 civilians, including at least 20 children and medical teams working for humanitarian charities, were killed in a series of attacks starting from Darfur in western Sudan.
During the Civil War, the paramilitary Rapid Support Force (RSF) was blamed on the Paramilitary Rapid Support Force (RSF) in El Fasher and two nearby camps.
Zamzam and Abu Shouk camps provide temporary homes for 700,000 people, many of whom face a famine-like situation.
News of the attack was on the eve of the second anniversary of the civil war between the RSF and the army.
Clementine Nkweta-Salami, the UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan, said she was “shocked and shocked” by what happened.
“This represents a series of brutal attacks on displaced people and aid workers, which again represents a deadly and unacceptable escalation,” she added in a statement.
The International Aid Relief Group said nine of its workers were “ruthlessly killed, including doctors, recommended drivers and a team leader.”
The charity said it was the last provider of critical health services in the camp, and RSF combatants were allegedly blamed.
“We learned that this is a targeted attack on all health infrastructure in the region to prevent access to health care for internally displaced persons.
“We were shocked that one of our clinics was also part of the attack – and other medical facilities in El-Fasher.”
A Zamzam resident working in a community kitchen contacted the BBC on Sunday morning to provide food to people in the camp, calling the situation “very disastrous.”
“We lost a lot of young people, young people who work in community kitchens were killed, and doctors who are the initiative to reopen hospitals were also killed,” Mustafa, 34, said in a WhatsApp audio message.
“My uncle and my cousin were killed. People were injured, there was no medicine or hospital to save them – they died of bleeding.
“The shelling is still in progress and we expect more attacks in the morning.”
He added that all the roads that came out of the camp were closed and it was “surrounded in four directions.”
The war – the power struggle between the Army and the RSF – created the world’s largest humanitarian crisis, forcing more than 12 million people from home and pushing the community toward hunger.
It began on April 15, 2023, after Army and RSF leaders emerged as a result of the country’s political future.
El-Fasher was the last major town of Darfur under the Army’s control, and the RSF was besieged for nearly a year.
Other reports by Mohamed Zakaria
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