Besieged city is ‘epicenter of child suffering’ in Sudan, UNICEF warns World Aug 27, 2025 2:54 PM EDT

CAIRO (AP) — A city in Sudan’s western region is facing a “devastating tragedy” as the remaining population of about 260,000 people, half of them children, remain trapped after being besieged by a paramilitary group, the United Nations warned on Wednesday.

El-Fasher, the provonical capital of North Darfur province, has been at the epicenter of fighting for over a year between the Sudanese military and the Rapid Support forces, or RSF.

The U.N.’s children’s agency says least 600,000 people have been displaced from el-Fasher and surrounding camps in recent months, but inside the city there are still 260,000 civilians — including 130,000 children — living in “desperate conditions” after

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