Sudanese paramilitary enters army’s last stronghold in Darfur

Paramilitary fighters from the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan haveentered the center of El Fashir, the last major city in the western region of Darfur held by the country’s military and allied forces, an adviser to the force said Sunday, raising fears of another bloodbath.

Bash Tabiq, an RSF adviser, said Sunday that the forces had taken control of Sudan’s military headquarters in El Fashir and social media pages loyal to the RSF broadcast images from inside the building. Two Sudanese military officers inside El Fashir, speaking on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media, told The Washington Post that the RSF had entered the city and army forces had redeployed to other locations.

It was not immediately clear if the city was entirely under the control of the RSF and The Post was unable to reach residents there. Phone lines were cut at the beginning of the conflict, but residents were sometimes able to speak using internet connections.

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