Sudan’s RSF converts Zamzam camp into military barracks, escalating humanitarian emergency

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Sudan’s RSF converts Zamzam camp into military barracks, escalating humanitarian emergency  The RSF's actions in Zamzam have exacerbated the humanitarian crisis, drawing international condemnation and calls for increased aid and intervention.  READ MORE : http://www.africanews.com/2025/05/26/sudans-zamzam-camp-seized-by-rsf-amid-famine-and-mass-displacement  Subscribe on our Dailymotion channel and receive all the latest news from the continent.    Africanews is available in English and French.  Website : www.africanews.com  Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/africanews.channel/  Twitter : https://twitter.com/africanews

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00:00Sudan's paramilitary rapid support forces, RSF, have transformed the Zamzam

00:06displacement camp in North Darfur, once one of the largest havens for civilians

00:11fleeing violence, into a full-fledged military barracks. The camp, which had

00:17sheltered over 300,000 displaced people and was already facing severe food

00:22shortages, has now been repurposed for RSF operations following their

00:26consolidation of controlling the area. Eyewitnesses, accounts and reports from

00:32humanitarian organizations describe a grim scene. RSF fighters replacing tents

00:38with fortified positions, installing checkpoints and cutting of access to aid

00:43workers. With famine already declared in the region, the militarization of Zamzam is

00:49worsening the plight of civilians who are either trapped or forced to flee once

00:53again. International watchdogs and rights groups have condemned the move,

00:58warning that the use of humanitarian zones for military purposes violate

01:03international law and could amount to war crimes.

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