MOSCOW, Nov 10 About 700 people died in Sudanese clashes army and the Rapid Reaction Force (RRF, paramilitary forces) in the state of West Darfur, Reuters reports citing a statement by the UN International Organization for Migration (IOM).
According to the agency, clashes occurred on November 4-5 in the area of the city of El Geneina, the administrative center of Western Darfur.
The IOM statement cited by the agency said that, according to available information, in addition to the 700 dead in the El Geneina area, about 100 people were injured and another 300 were missing.
Since April 15, fighting has been going on in Sudan between the RRF under the command of Mohammed Hamdan Daglo and the regular army. The parties are exchanging contradictory statements regarding successes in combat operations and control over facilities, launching a large-scale information war in the media and social networks. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said months of fighting in the country could lead to disease outbreaks and a fatal collapse of the health system. According to the UN International Organization for Migration (IOM), the number of internally displaced people in Sudan has exceeded the 7 million mark.