In besieged Sudan city, civilians face death if they try to escape | Sudan war News

In January 2024, Ahmed Abubakr Imam picked up a rifle to defend his community.

The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) had just captured four of the five provinces in Sudan’s sprawling western region of Darfur – South, East, Central and West – in a lightning attack as it advanced in its war against the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and its allies.

It was now threatening to capture North Darfur, leaving thousands of people like Imam…