Overview
- The United Nations confirms at least 542 civilians were killed in North Darfur over the past three weeks, with the true toll likely higher.
- Recent RSF attacks on Al-Fashir and the Abu Shuk refugee camp resulted in 40 civilian deaths and catastrophic conditions in the area.
- The civil war, now in its third year, stems from a power struggle between Sudan's military leader Abdel Fattah Burhan and RSF chief Mohammed Hamdan Daglo.
- Millions remain displaced and face acute hunger, with Darfur bearing the brunt of the humanitarian crisis.
- Reports of extrajudicial executions in Khartoum highlight the widening scope of human rights abuses across the country.