RSF Renews Attack on Zamzam Camp, Governor Calls for Arms, MSF Urges to Spare Civilians

The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) renewed its attack on the Zamzam camp for displaced persons in North Darfur state on Wednesday, as the governor of the Darfur region, Minni Arko Minawi, called on those able to bear arms to defend the displaced. The fighting has prompted a desperate plea from Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) for safe passage for civilians trapped in the crossfire. The RSF launched a violent attack on the camp on Tuesday, committing widespread abuses against civilians, burning down the main market and looting vehicles and property of the displaced. The attacking force was repelled by the army, the Joint Force and the Popular Resistance…Minawi’s call came as the RSF and Arab tribal militias launched a new attack on the Zamzam camp southwest of El Fasher for the second day in a row, leaving a large number of victims…The displaced fear that the RSF, if it takes control of the Zamzam camp, will commit crimes of ethnic cleansing and genocide, as happened in the city of Geneina in West Darfur state, because the RSF claims that the residents of the camp belong to the joint force that is leading bloody confrontations inside El Fasher. Sudan Tribune