Report: RSF Attack on Sudan's Zamzam Camp Killed 1.5K

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Above: People who fled the Zamzam camp rest in a makeshift encampment near Darfur on April 13, 2025. Image copyright: AFP/Getty Images

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Pro-RSF narrative

The RSF successfully liberated Zamzam camp from military control after the Sudanese Armed Forces used civilians as human shields and turned the displacement site into a military base. The operation was necessary to secure vulnerable populations and humanitarian workers from army exploitation.

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Pro-SAF narrative

The RSF committed mass atrocities against defenseless civilians in Zamzam camp, executing medical workers, burning homes, and targeting one of the world's most vulnerable populations already suffering from famine conditions. This represents one of the most heinous war crimes in recent history.

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