At least 73 people have died under mysterious circumstances in the Sudanese city of Al Hilaliya, besieged by the paramilitary Rapid Support Force (RSF), the Sudanese Medical Union reported, as quoted by Reuters.
It is one of dozens of settlements attacked in the eastern state of El Gezira since a high-ranking SDF commander defected to the government army, leading to revenge attacks that displaced more than 135,000 people. souls.
The war between the government army and the SBP caused the world's largest humanitarian crisis, displacing more than 11 million people. souls.
In Al Hilaliya, people have symptoms of severe diarrhea, overflowing the local hospital, local residents and the Sudanese Medical Union said. A local man told Reuters that three members of his family had died of the same disease.
Meanwhile, those who want to flee the city have to pay large sums of money to the SBP at their checkpoints, another local said.
According to pro-democracy activists, the siege began on October 29, when the SBP attacked the town, killing five people and surrounding the remaining residents in three mosques.
In Al Hilaliya is the family of the commander Abuagla Keikal, who defected to the opposing side, which, according to the locals, is the reason for the siege of the previously stable commercial center, where 50 thousand people live. people, including many who fled from other areas affected by the conflict.
Markets and warehouses in the city have been looted, witnesses report.
Satellite images from the Yale Humanitarian Laboratory show a rapid increase in the area of burials in several towns of El Gezira since the new wave of attacks began. They also show the burning of agricultural lands in the area.