Gunmen, supported by paramilitary forces, unleashed a frenzied attack in El Geneina, Darfur, killing at least 280 people over two days, amid a backdrop of failed truce agreements and suspended peace talks, leading to a catastrophic situation with mass displacement, destroyed markets, and shuttered health facilities.

Communal violence and escalating conflict between rival generals in Sudan, particularly in the far south and the restive Darfur region, have resulted in civilian deaths and raised concerns of a widening conflict across the country’s frontier regions.