Sudan's West Darfur crisis deepens with rising death toll and fears of ethnic cleansing.

The killing of a regional governor in Sudan has raised concerns that the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) is aiding in ethnic cleansing in West Darfur. Arab militias and the RSF have reportedly targeted displacement camps, killed people attempting to escape to Chad, kidnapped and raped women, and executed influential figures in the community. Witnesses have reported corpses lying on the streets for days and over 1,100 people have died so far. The UN Refugee Agency reports that over 115,000 refugees have escaped from West Darfur to Chad. The International Criminal Court could potentially prosecute perpetrators for crimes against humanity and war crimes.