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ARAB AND WORLD

Tue 15 Apr 2025 9:27 am - Jerusalem Time

Sudan: More than 60,000 families displaced from Zamzam camp in El Fasher

The International Organization for Migration announced that more than 60,000 families were displaced from the Zamzam camp for internally displaced persons in El Fasher, North Darfur, over the course of two days.


"The Displacement Tracking Organization received multiple reports of large-scale displacement from the Zamzam camp for internally displaced persons on Sunday and Monday," the international organization said in a statement.


The statement added: "Based on initial estimates, field teams reported that between 60,000 and 80,000 families have been displaced from Zamzam camp due to worsening insecurity."


The majority of families remain displaced within El Fasher, while others have been displaced to sites in the towns of Tawila and Dar al-Salam in North Darfur, according to the same statement.


Clashes erupted on the outskirts and inside Zamzam camp for the third consecutive day between the army and its supporting forces from Darfur's armed movements, who confronted the Rapid Support Forces.


The El Fasher Resistance Committees Coordination (Popular) announced on Sunday that more than 320 people were killed and injured, and thousands displaced, as a result of the Rapid Support Forces' attacks on El Fasher and the Zamzam and Abu Shouk camps.


Since May 10, 2024, El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur state, has witnessed clashes between army forces and the Rapid Support Forces, despite international warnings of fighting in the city, which serves as the center of humanitarian operations for the five Darfur states.


The two sides have been waging a war since April 2023, leaving more than 20,000 dead and nearly 15 million displaced and refugees, according to the United Nations and local authorities. Research by American universities estimates the death toll at around 130,000.


Recently, the Rapid Support Forces' control over Sudan's states has been rapidly declining in favor of the army.

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Sudan: More than 60,000 families displaced from Zamzam camp in El Fasher

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