Over 1,000 Were Killed in Attack on Camp in Darfur, Sudan, U.N. Says

New York Times - WorldCenter-LeftEN 4 min read 100% complete by Declan WalshDecember 18, 2025 at 03:12 PM

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A United Nations report revealed that over 1,000 people were killed in an April attack by the Rapid Support Forces (R.S.F.) on the Zamzam camp in North Darfur, Sudan. The revised death toll, more than triple initial estimates, includes over 300 summary executions. The R.S.F. fighters seized control of the camp, which housed approximately 500,000 displaced people, and committed widespread sexual violence, targeting mostly women and girls from the Zaghawa ethnic group. The UN also accused the R.S.F. of atrocities in El Fasher, where famine has taken hold, and of concealing evidence of mass killings. The R.S.F. has been fighting Sudan’s military for nearly three years.

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Humanitarian Research Lab at Yale 50% Volker Türk 60% El Fasher ×270% Zamzam camp ×375% UN ×480% Darfur ×285% Sudan ×590% Rapid Support Forces (R.S.F.) ×695%

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sudan 90% darfur 90% paramilitary attack 80% rapid support forces 80% civil war 70% atrocities 70% displaced people 60% war crime 60% famine 50% sexual violence 40%

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Sudan

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