(Adnkronos) – In Sudan, October was the bloodiest month for civilians since the conflict between the military and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces began two years ago in April: this is what emerges from an AFP agency analysis of Acled data, which documents civilian casualties in conflicts worldwide. In one month, 1,545 civilian deaths were reported.
Considering all casualties, the NGO reports more than 3,000 deaths in October, almost the same toll as the same month last year, when there were 3,240 casualties, including 966 civilians, at the time of the intensification of violent actions by paramilitaries in Gezira state, in the center of the country marked by a conflict that has displaced millions and where what the United Nations considers the world’s largest humanitarian crisis is underway.
Acled records casualties based on data from various reliable sources, including media, institutions, and local partners. Since mid-April 2023, the NGO has reported nearly 49,800 deaths in Sudan, including approximately 15,300 civilians. Half of the casualties were reported in the Northern Darfur regions (approximately 14,000) and Khartoum (approximately 11,200).
After 18 months of siege, the Rapid Support Forces took control of the city of El Fasher, and in this city and its surrounding areas alone, Acled recorded 2,176 deaths in October, with 1,385 civilians among the victims. It is specified that this is not a definitive toll.
