Grave fears for civilians after Sudanese paramilitary claims capture of El Fasher

RSF says it has seized control of army's main base in Darfur, home to famine-stricken displacement camp

Fears are growing for hundreds of thousands of civilians trapped in El Fasher after the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces said it had captured the city, which it has been besieging for more than a year in Sudan's civil war.

The group said on Sunday that it had seized control of the army's main base in the city in Darfur, where famine was declared in a displacement camp last year. It then released a statement saying it had extended control over the city of El Fasher from the grip of mercenaries and militias".