More than 1,500 civilians may have been massacred during an attack on Sudan’s largest displacement camp in April, in what would be the second-biggest war crime of the country’s catastrophic conflict.
A Guardian investigation into the 72-hour attack by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on North Darfur’s Zamzam camp, the country’s largest for people displaced by the war, found repeated testimony of mass executions and large-scale abductions. Hundreds of civilians remain unaccounted for.
context: more than 12 M displaced
“On Monday, 17 February 2025, the UN Emergency Relief Coordinator and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees launched a joint appeal for US$6 billion – the biggest ever Sudan humanitarian appeal – to support close to 21 million people in Sudan and up to 5 million others – primarily refugees in neighbouring countries. Below, we highlight what is really happening in Sudan.”