UN says 53 civilians killed during 3 days of attacks in and near el-Fasher camp in western Sudan – Winnipeg Free Press

BEIRUT (AP) — Fighting in and around a displaced persons camp in western Sudan killed at least 53 civilians and wounded more than 60 others over a three-day period this week, the U.N. human rights chief said, and the death toll is rising.

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said Thursday that drone and artillery strikes by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in the Abu Shouk and Daraja Oula neighborhoods of el-Fasher and the el-Fasher displaced persons camp killed 46 people.

Among the 46 killed, over a dozen died in shelling at one of the last functioning hospitals in el-Fasher. The shelling also struck a nearby mosque where people were taking refuge, said the U.N. Human Rights office.

The statement also said at least seven other people were summarily execute