HUDO Centre Date: 13th June 2023 No. H.K/UA/07/023 URGENT ACTION RSF TOGETHER WITH ARAB MILITIAS VIOLENTLY INVADED WEST DARFUR, SUDAN Since 23rd April 2023, RSF together with Arab militias invaded Al Geneina town and other parts in West Darfur State in a devastating way. This has been part of the ongoing war between SAF and RSF. As a result of these attacks, more than thousand have died, thousands have been injured and there is complete destruction of public and private property. The citizens are lacking social services and it is difficult for them to flee from the area. On 23rd April 2023, the war started in Al Geneina town by a group of Rapid Support Force soldiers (RSF) who ambush Sudan Armed Force (SAF) convoy near Jebel neighbourhood. SAF soldiers were ambushed as they moved back from the joint military force base. The days that followed, RSFsoldiers were joined (reinforced) by Arab militias from different parts of Darfur and neighbouring countries and they entirely destroyed the whole town of Al Geneina. For instance;  All premises of the ministries, hospital, clinics, and government offices were attacked, destroyed, looted and burnt down.  The electricity generating unit and water sources were completely destroyed  Al Geneina market, mosques and schools were attacked, looted and burnt  More than twenty IDPs sheltering centres and IDPs camps (Krending and Jebel) were attacked, looted and burnt.  Al Geneina town and most of its neighbourhoods were attacked, looted and burnt. The destruction is still going on and according to the activists and community leaders from Al Geneina;  The number of death is one thousand, one hundred and twenty one (1121) among them are children, women, elder people and renal failure patients.  Two thousand, two hundred and seventy (2270) are the injured persons.

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