Only a few thousand who fled el-Fasher have reached safety since Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces took the city, with fewer than 6,000 arriving at Tawila camp as survivors report beatings shootings and sexual assaults. The UN says 70,894 have been displaced since the takeover, and WHO reports at least 460 killed in a hospital. Sudan’s ambassador accused the RSF of war crimes and urged its terrorist designation, while a senior UAE diplomat sidestepped questions about support and backed a three month ceasefire amid fears the RSF could push further as the group’s attacks killed 12.

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