Sudan Civil War: Famine Spreads as Army Breaks RSF Siege of Kadugli

Humanitarian Crisis in Sudan

• 🌍 Sudan is enduring the largest humanitarian crisis in the world, with the war between the RSF and the army driving 14 million people from their homes and killing an estimated 40,000.
• ⚠️ A U.N.-backed watchdog has warned that famine is spreading to more parts of Darfur in Western Sudan.

Liberation of Kadugli and Revealed Suffering

• 🏙️ The Sudanese military declared the city of Kadugli, previously strangled by the RSF for two years, as liberated.
• 💔 However, this liberation revealed overwhelming suffering, with survivors in refugee camps sharing stories of hunger and horror.
• 😥 Many mothers have lost children to hunger, and entire families have been lost to drone attacks and shelling.

Widespread Famine and Starvation

• 🍃 In Dilling, an aid worker reported that families are forced to eat tree leaves and grass to survive, with children dying from poisoning after consuming grass.
• 📈 In Kordofan, people are now more likely to die due to hunger than any other cause.
• malnutrition affects over half of all children under five in North Darfur.

Brutal Warfare and Civilian Casualties

• 💥 The war, which erupted in April 2023 as a power struggle, has turned Sudanese cities into battlegrounds, with both sides accused of war crimes.
• 🏘️ Civilian homes have been hit by shelling and drone attacks, resulting in mass casualties, including entire families and children.
• 💀 Satellite imagery in El Obeid shows nearly 100 new burial mounds in just two weeks, indicating a high death toll.

Accusations of Genocide and Ongoing Conflict

• ⚖️ In Darfur, the RSF is accused of genocide, with rebels descending from the Janjaweed militias known for brutally crushing an uprising and killing hundreds of thousands of non-Arabs in the 2000s.
• 🆘 Displaced civilians are receiving little to no support from humanitarian actors, facing immense suffering without aid.
• ⚔️ The conflict continues as the SAF and RSF battle for control, with civilians bearing the brunt of the violence and displacement.