![]() The older brother of the traditional chief of the Masalit, Tariq Abdelrahman Bahreldin, was also killed, Shamdasani said. Abkar was in the RSF’s custody, and it was the RSF’s responsibility to keep him safe,” Shamdasani told a news briefing in Geneva on Friday.Ībkar was the second high-profile official killed in Genena within a few days. “Alongside liability of the direct perpetrator, Gov. High Commissioner for Human Rights, called for bringing those responsible for Abkar’s slaying to justice, “including those who bear command responsibility.” Ravina Shamdasani, a spokesperson for the U.N. His slaying was blamed on the RSF, a charge the paramilitary force denied. Khamis Abdalla Abkar, who hails from the Masalit, was abducted and killed hours after he accused the RSF and allied Arab militias in a televised interview of attacking Genena. Volker Perthes, the U.N envoy in Sudan, said last week that the fighting in Genena has taken on “an ethnic dimension,” with Arab militias and armed men in RSF uniforms showing “an emerging pattern of large-scale targeted attacks against civilians based on their ethnic identities.” The attacks intensified earlier this month. The RSF and allied Arab militias have repeatedly attacked the city, especially areas of the non-Arab Masalit community, since late April, according to residents and activists. ![]() The Darfur city of Genena has experienced some of the worst battles, with tens of thousands of its residents fleeing to neighboring Chad. ![]() Almost all reported cases of sexual attacks were blamed on the RSF, which hasn’t responded to repeated requests for comment. Sexual violence, including the rape of women and girls, has been reported in Khartoum and the western Darfur region, which have seen some of the worst fighting in the conflict. There is some damage to the structures and personal property.” “The damage was discovered during routine checks of the residences. Department of State told The Associated Press. “Looting was fairly extensive at some of the residences,” the U.S. Almost all diplomatic missions in Sudan were evacuated in the first weeks of the war. Embassy in Khartoum, have been stormed and looted, allegedly by armed men wearing RSF uniforms. Diplomatic missions, including residences belong to the U.S. figures.Īctivists and residents have reported widespread looting in the capital. More than 2.2 million people have fled their homes to safer areas inside Sudan or crossed into neighboring countries, according to U.N. The paramilitary force has occupied people’s houses and other civilian properties since the onset of the conflict, according to residents and activists. The conflict has plunged the African country into chaos and turned Khartoum and other urban areas into battlefields. Multiple cease-fire agreements failed to stop the raging fighting across Sudan. and Saudi Arabia urged the warring sides to fully implement the cease-fire, which comes ahead a pledging conference to fund the increasing humanitarian needs in the African country.įor weeks, Saudi Arabia and the United States have been mediating between the warring parties.
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