News Center- The Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn of Africa (SIHA Network) released a press statement, condemning “the brutal attack of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF)” on the Zamzam IDP Camp in North Darfur on Saturday.  More than 112 civilians, including children and women, were killed in the attacks on the IDPs camp in North Darfur on Saturday.

“We are dismayed and shocked by the loss of community workers and volunteers from the women-led community kitchen we have been supporting and partnering with inside the Camp,” the statement said, accusing the RSF of deliberately targeting civilian-run service points “as a strategy of forced eviction and control.”

“The attack on the camp’s services – the only operational medical facility, the burning of the women-led community kitchen, and the killing of children are not isolated acts of violence. They are part of a systematic effort to dismantle the spaces that provide care, dignity, and survival for displaced communities — forcing civilians to either flee or perish and turning displacement camps into militarized zones of control and violence.”

The network called for the urgent presence of United Nations and African Union forces on the ground to “prevent further genocidal acts against the region ‘s population. This is to control the spread of militarism and violence against civilians throughout Sudan and neighboring countries.  We underscore that justice and accountability are the cornerstones of sustainable peace and stability in Sudan and the Darfur region. A political process that promotes impunity would only result in more bloodshed and horrors throughout Sudan.”