Sudan dey demand accountability afta RSF raid for Al Fasher hospital kill patients and medical staff
Sudan dey call on di international community to make paramilitary RSF accountable for di killing of hundreds of patients and medical staff for Al Fasher.
Sudan don call di international community on Thursday make dem hold di paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) responsible for di killing of hundreds of patients and medical staff for Al Fasher, wey be di capital city of North Darfur state.
“We dey condemn di massacre wey RSF militias do for Saudi Hospital for Al Fasher, wey kill 460 patients and dia companions,” na wetin di Health Ministry talk for dia statement.
Dem still vex say di paramilitary group kill 12 medical workers for di city of Bara for North Kordofan state.
On Wednesday, di World Health Organization (WHO) talk say more than 460 patients and dia companions don die for Saudi Maternity Hospital for Al Fasher.
'No be place to settle scores'
Sudanese Prime Minister Kamal Idris don call di UN Security Council make dem take “practical steps” to protect civilians and hold di people wey dey responsible for di “criminal acts” for Al Fasher.
“Wetin happen for Al Fasher – di killings and terror – na war crimes, genocide, and ethnic cleansing against ancient people,” Idris talk for one televised speech.
“Sudan no be place to settle scores or stage for fake stories,” he add, but he no explain further.
Di RSF take over Al Fasher on Sunday after heavy fight with Sudanese army. Di city don dey under siege by di paramilitary group since May 2024. Plenty local and international reports dey talk say RSF dey do mass killings, ethnic cleansing, and torture civilians for di city.
'War crimes, genocide'
Meanwhile, di Joint Force of Armed Movements for Darfur, wey dey fight with Sudanese army, accuse RSF say dem dey do “war crimes, genocide, and force people comot from dia homes” for El-Fasher and dem dey call make dem label di group as “terrorist organization.”
“Di RSF militias don commit di worst crimes against humanity for Al Fasher since di war start – war crimes, genocide, force displacement, and policies wey dey try uproot di people and wipe dem comot,” na wetin dem talk for dia statement.
Di Joint Force na group wey sign di 2020 Juba Peace Agreement, wey include di Justice and Equality Movement wey Jibril Ibrahim dey lead and Sudan Liberation Movement wey Darfur Governor Minni Arko Minnawi dey lead.
“We get evidence, field testimonies, and video wey show di people wey dey involved for di crimes and expose di killings,” dem talk.
Hundreds dey run go Chad
Meanwhile, di International Organization for Migration (IOM) talk say 1,750 people don run go Chad on Wednesday from di border area of Tina for North Darfur because di insecurity dey worse.
Sudanese army dey control Tina area, wey dey about 400 kilometers northwest of Al Fasher, near di Chad border.
Since April 15, 2023, Sudanese army and di paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) don dey fight war wey plenty regional and international efforts never fit stop. Di conflict don kill about 20,000 people and displace over 15 million people as refugees and internally displaced persons, according to UN and local reports.