Hommam Al Nassim 
Sudan has reportedly witnessed more than 6,000 battles that have killed nearly 17,000 civilians since fighting broke out between the army and the Rapid Support Forces on April 15, 2023.
The Armed Conflict website and the Events Data Project explained in a report published in “Sudan Tribune” that the conflict has spread to large areas of Sudan, leading to its multilateralism and complexity.
From 6 April to 10 May this year, there were more than 415 incidents and 875 deaths, mostly in Khartoum and North Darfur.
The RSF’s takeover of Mellit city on April 14 added a new dynamic to the conflict, with non-Arab civilians being attacked by the RSF and allied “militias”, he said.
The RSF’s control of Mellit enables it to reach Libya for supplies, noting that there have been 20 attacks on Zaghawa civilians by the RSF in villages around El Fasher, where extrajudicial killings, torture and destruction of property have been committed.
The attacks come as a kind of revenge against Sudan Movement leader Minni Arko Minawi and Justice and Equality Movement leader Jibril Ibrahim, who are fighting with the army.
The website predicted an escalation of ethnic attacks by the RSF but noted that these attacks could stop if the El Fasher battles exhausted their capabilities.
The army and allied armed movements are pursuing an offensive strategy in El Fasher, while the RSF is reinforcing its ranks from all Darfur states to carry out a multi-front offensive.
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Bloody clashes hang over the areas of El Obeid and El Fasher in Sudan