«الدعم السريع» يمنح مخيم زمزم لمرتزقة من كولومبيا

A spokesperson for the Zamzam camp near the city of El Fasher in North Darfur accused the Rapid Support Forces of handing the camp over to mercenaries from Colombia. He confirmed that the Rapid Support Forces are committing a double crime; displacing the displaced persons from the camp after taking control of it last April, and bringing in foreign mercenaries instead of them to cover up the violations they committed. The Sudanese army previously published footage it claimed showed foreigners participating in the fighting in El Fasher, suggesting they might be from Colombia. Meanwhile, activists in North Darfur state, in the west of the country, warned that the city of El Fasher is currently experiencing one of the worst humanitarian crises Sudan has known since the outbreak of the conflict.

Activists confirmed that the city is rapidly heading towards a certain famine, amid a suffocating siege imposed by the Rapid Support Forces, and a complete halt to the charitable kitchens known locally as "Takiya" in the absence of effective international response.

The United Nations had warned of the potential for cholera infection in more than 640,000 children in North Darfur state. UNICEF revealed that 20 deaths and about 1,200 cases of cholera had been recorded in North Darfur state over the past forty days, including 300 children.

UNICEF had previously confirmed the death of 80 people from cholera and the infection of more than 2,100 in the five Darfur states as of July 30.

Nearly 499,000 people, representing 99% of the population of the Zamzam camp located 12 kilometers southwest of El Fasher, fled from the attacks launched by the Rapid Support Forces on the displaced persons' homes on April 11, before they completely took control of it within three days.