At least 100 people killed in attacks on famine-hit camps in Sudan's Darfur, UN official says

APNews - 12/04
A United Nations official in Sudan says at least 100 people including 20 children and nine aid workers have been killed in a two-day offensive by a notorious paramilitary group.

CAIRO (AP) — Sudan’s notorious paramilitary group launched a two-day attack on famine-hit camps for displaced people that left more than 100 dead, including 20 children and nine aid workers, in the Darfur region, a U.N. official said Saturday.

The Rapid Support Forces and allied militias launched an offensive on the Zamzam and Abu Shorouk camps and the nearby city of el-Fasher, the provincial capital of North Darfur province, on Friday, said U.N. Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan Clementine Nkweta-Salami.

El-Fasher is under the control of the military, which has fought the RSF since Sudan descended into civil...
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