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Possible genocide committed in Sudan, report says [View all]
A genocide may have been committed in the West Darfur city of El Geneina in one of the worst atrocities of the year-long Sudanese civil war, according to a report released by Human Rights Watch (HRW).
It says ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity have been committed against ethnic Massalit and non-Arab communities in the city by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and its Arab allies.
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About 15,000 people are feared to have been killed in El Geneina last year.
The HRW report documents evidence of a systematic campaign last year by the RSF and allied militias to remove Massalit residents from El Geneina.
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At least "thousands of people" were killed and "hundreds of thousands" left as refugees between April and November 2023, the 218-page report said.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cw4dk2kzy5wo
It says ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity have been committed against ethnic Massalit and non-Arab communities in the city by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and its Arab allies.
...
About 15,000 people are feared to have been killed in El Geneina last year.
The HRW report documents evidence of a systematic campaign last year by the RSF and allied militias to remove Massalit residents from El Geneina.
...
At least "thousands of people" were killed and "hundreds of thousands" left as refugees between April and November 2023, the 218-page report said.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cw4dk2kzy5wo
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