EU Warns of 'Another Genocide' in Darfur Amid Escalating Violence

Over a Thousand Masalit Civilians Reportedly Killed in Major Attacks by Rapid Support Forces and Allied Militias

Violence in Sudan's Darfur region has escalated, with the European Union warning of the risk of 'another genocide'.
The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary and allied Arab militias are accused of conducting an ethnic cleansing campaign against the non-Arab Masalit community in West Darfur.
Over a thousand members of the Masalit community were reportedly killed in Ardamta, West Darfur, in just over two days during major attacks by the RSF and its affiliated militias.
Since April, forces loyal to army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan have been at war with the RSF commanded by his former deputy, Mohamed Hamdan Daglo.
The RSF and allied Arab militias conducted weeks of systematic attacks on Masalit people between April and June 2023.