El-Fasher region in North Darfur has seen dramatic shifts in positional control: regular armed forces announced their withdrawal, leaving Rapid Support Forces (RSF) effectively in charge of this region; this caused UN to issue urgent warnings of suspected large scale atrocities by this regime. Al Jazeera +2 RFI +2 reported these developments earlier today.On 27...
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Zelensky Urges EU Leaders to Include Long-Range Weaponry in European Council Speech
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Netanyahu Tells Security Chiefs to ‘Act Forcefully’ in Gaza
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