Sudan, Oct. 27 -- Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) urgently appeals for civilians to be protected in El Fasher, capital of Sudan's North Darfur state, and for them to be allowed to flee to safer areas.

The Darfur region of western Sudan has experienced a surge in ethnic-based violence since the outbreak of the current conflict in 2023, including large-scale massacres committed by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and their allies in Zamzam displacement camp in April. We are deeply alarmed that this could happen again in El Fasher.

Earlier today, our medical teams working 37 miles away in Tawila admitted dozens of patients coming from El Fasher to the overwhelmed town's hospital.

During the night of October 26 to 27, ...