Residents Fear Return to El-Fasher Amid Security Claims
Residents of El-Fasher report fear of being taken hostage if they return to the city, which remains under the control of Rapid Support Forces. UN evaluation missions and NGOs have had limited access to the area over the last six months. While paramilitary forces claim 30,000 people have resettled in the city, civil society groups dispute this figure. Observers describe the city as a nearly destroyed ghost town. Local inhabitants claim that outside tribal groups have been installed in their houses despite government assurances. A humanitarian source states the government and paramilitary forces in Nyala are attempting to facilitate population returns.
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RFI Monde
“Les habitants ont peur de rentrer, peur d'être pris en otage, affirment. la ville étant toujours aux mains des forces de soutien rapide.”
RFI Monde
“Ils disent que El-Fasher est sécurisé et que nous pouvons revenir, mais ce n'est pas vrai. Selon une source humanitaire, le gouvernement allié au paramilitaire et installé à Niala tente de faire revenir la population à El-Fasher”
RFI Monde
“Ils disent que El-Fasher est sécurisé et que nous pouvons revenir, mais ce n'est pas vrai. Selon une source humanitaire, le gouvernement allié au paramilitaire”
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