Khartoum: The war in Sudan’s Darfur region has entered a critical phase as the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) captured the Sudanese army’s last major base in El Fasher, deepening fears of a humanitarian catastrophe in the besieged city.

The RSF’s seizure of the 6th Division military base marks a major blow to the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), which had been fighting to retain its final foothold in Darfur. Residents and aid groups report intense fighting around El Fasher, including shelling and drone strikes that have killed dozens of civilians and destroyed vital infrastructure.

Humanitarian organizations warn that more than 260,000 people, half of them children, remain trapped in the city with little food, medicine, or clean water. Hospitals and aid warehouses have been dama

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