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July 28, 2023

Masalit Leader Says 10,000 Have Been Killed by Militias in Sudan's Darfur Region
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The World Health Organization is warning of a growing health crisis for
the 3.4 million people forced to flee fighting in Sudan, with rising
rates of infectious diseases reported among displaced populations. Heavy
fighting continues to rage in the capital Khartoum, where airstrikes and
artillery fire have killed at least 16 civilians this week. In Sudan's
western Darfur region, a leader of the Masalit community says more than
10,000 people have been killed in the past two months. More than 300,000
people - the vast majority of them Masalit - have fled across the border
into neighboring Chad. Refugees described a harrowing journey to escape
attacks by militias and fighters with the Rapid Support Forces.

Muhammad Abu Bakr: "I've been here for 13 days. And the people we left
behind were killed in their homes. There are others who are trapped
there, and the road remains unsafe. If there are three or four people,
they will kill them and take their belongings."



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