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Sudan: Last battle for Darfur rages in El Fasher

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Senior UN officials are warning of a looming catastrophe and the risks of a new front opening around El Fasher in Sudan’s Darfur region, as reports of a possible imminent Rapid Support Forces attack on the town and the use of artillery bombardment and airstrikes by the Sudan Armed Forces signal the last battle for Darfur.

El Fasher, the only capital in Darfur not controlled by Sudan’s rebel Rapid Support Forces , is the last Sudan Armed Forces held stronghold in western. It is home to 2 million people, and half a million Internally Displaced People from other parts of Darfur and the country due to its perceived safety from other areas of Sudan.South Africa: ANC loses trademark battle against Zuma’s party

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