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‘They slaughtered us like animals’: the inside story of how one of the biggest atrocities of the Sudan war unfolded in Zamzam

Assault on Sudan’s Zamzam refugee camp may have killed more than 1,500 civilians

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In Sudan, hundreds killed in attacks on famine-hit displacement camps

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<span>Initial reports indicated up to 400 civilians were killed, but a committee investigating the death toll has counted more than 1,500 deaths, with the final number expected to be significantly higher as many bodies remain unrecovered.</span

The Irish Times

Initial reports indicated up to 400 civilians were killed, but a committee investigating the death toll has counted more than 1,500 deaths, with the final number expected to be significantly higher as many bodies remain unrecovered.

<span>Nine medical staff from Relief International, the only international humanitarian organization still operating in Zamzam, were killed during the attack when RSF fighters entered their clinic compound and executed them.</span

BBC News

Nine medical staff from Relief International, the only international humanitarian organization still operating in Zamzam, were killed during the attack when RSF fighters entered their clinic compound and executed them.

<span>The International Organization for Migration reported that between 400,000 people were forced to flee the camp after the RSF took control, with 60,000 to 80,000 households displaced due to heightened insecurity.</span

ReliefWeb

The International Organization for Migration reported that between 400,000 people were forced to flee the camp after the RSF took control, with 60,000 to 80,000 households displaced due to heightened insecurity.

<span>The attack occurred near El Fasher, the last major city in Darfur not under RSF control, as part of the paramilitary group's broader offensive to capture the remaining state capital in the western region.</span

The attack occurred near El Fasher, the last major city in Darfur not under RSF control, as part of the paramilitary group's broader offensive to capture the remaining state capital in the western region.

<span>Sudan's civil war, which began on April 15, 2023, has killed tens of thousands and displaced more than 12 million people, creating what the United Nations describes as the world's worst humanitarian crisis.</span

Al Jazeera

Sudan's civil war, which began on April 15, 2023, has killed tens of thousands and displaced more than 12 million people, creating what the United Nations describes as the world's worst humanitarian crisis.

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Assault on Sudan's Zamzam refugee camp killed 1,500 civilians

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The RSF committed mass atrocities against defenseless civilians in Zamzam camp, executing medical workers, burning homes, and targeting one of the world's most vulnerable populations already suffering from famine conditions. This represents one of the most heinous war crimes in recent history.

<span>The RSF committed mass atrocities against defenseless civilians in Zamzam camp, executing medical workers, burning homes, and targeting one of the world's most vulnerable populations already suffering from famine conditions. This represents one of the most heinous war crimes in recent history.</span>

RSF Attack on Sudan's Zamzam Camp Kills Hundreds

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