Escalating Ethnic Violence in Darfur Forces Refugees to Flee to Chad

Refugees fleeing from Sudan's West Darfur to Chad have reported a surge in ethnically-driven killings as the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) took control of the main army base in El Geneina. Witnesses have described Arab militias and RSF forces targeting the Masalit ethnic group, with reports of executions and violence against civilians. The RSF and allied Arab militias have been accused of conducting systematic attacks on the Masalit since April. Efforts to secure a ceasefire have failed, and the war in Sudan has caused a major humanitarian crisis and the displacement of over six million people.