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Overview
■ UNHCR and partners continue to receive alarming reports of serious violations against civilians who fled from El Fasher, North Darfur and arrived in other locations within North Darfur, Northern and White Nile States (see UNHCR’s 14 November Media Briefing Note) since the 26 October takeover of the city by the Rapid Support Forces. In North Darfur, civilians fleeing El Fasher face grave risks along their escape routes to Tawila and surrounding areas, and as they encounter checkpoints, including physical assaults, sexual violence, abductions for ransom, and killings. Movement restrictions, lack of transportation and the lack of any safe passages have left many stranded enroute.
■ UNHCR has been informed by those who managed to reach safer locations that many civilians, including women, children, and other vulnerable groups, remain trapped inside El Fasher without access to food, water, medical care, and other essential services. With communications down inside El Fasher, reports have yet to be verified but suggest that some 50,000 people may still be inside the city, unable to leave.
■ The security situation has also deteriorated significantly across North, South, and West Kordofan States, marked by intensified airstrikes, drone attacks, and heavy troop mobilization since early November. Localities such as Babanousa, Dilling, and Kadugli reportedly remain besieged, with access to food, water, and health services rapidly deteriorating. Civilian casualties are particularly high in Bara, Babanousa, Ghubeish, and Umm Krediem, while families continue to be displaced both within Kordofan and across state borders to Khartoum, Northern, and White Nile States.
■ Tensions have escalated in localities close to the Chad-Sudan border in North Darfur, including Tina, Kornoi, and Um Baru, where renewed targeting positions of armed groups have been reported. Drone attacks by parties to the conflict have also occurred in Central, South, and West Darfur.