(VOVWORLD) -Canada, Norway, and Australia on Monday voiced concern over the violence in Sudan, following reports of mass killings and sexual assaults in El-Fashir, Darfur, and called for an immediate end to the fighting.
 People sitting at a camp for displaced families who fled from al-Fashir to Tawila, North Darfur, Sudan, October 27, 2025. (Photo REUTERS/Mohammed Jamal) |
Reports say the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) took control of El-Fashir, leading to killings, assaults, abductions, and looting.
Earlier, the UN and the World Health Organization (WHO) condemned the large-scale ethnic violence in El-Fashir. The International Criminal Court (ICC) said it is gathering evidence of possible war crimes and crimes against humanity.
People in Sudan and abroad are worried about new fighting in El-Obeid, the capital of North Kordofan and a key city between Khartoum and Darfur, as the RSF is expected to step up its attacks there. An RSF assault on El-Obeid on November 5 killed 40 people.
The US, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE have proposed a three-month ceasefire leading to peace talks. The RSF said it accepted the proposal, but fighting in Sudan continues to escalate.