{"id":200847,"date":"2024-12-02T21:04:14","date_gmt":"2024-12-02T21:04:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/people-in-darfur-used-as-pawns-in-sudan-civil-war-says-un-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2024-12-02T21:04:14","modified_gmt":"2024-12-02T21:04:14","slug":"people-in-darfur-used-as-pawns-in-sudan-civil-war-says-un-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/people-in-darfur-used-as-pawns-in-sudan-civil-war-says-un-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"People in Darfur used &#8216;as pawns in Sudan civil war&#8217;, says UN | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/d_-fJvysRXo\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"People in Darfur used 'as pawns in Sudan civil war', says UN | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/d_-fJvysRXo\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>\u201cDarfur has seen the worst of the worst,\u201d the UN\u2019s new relief chief Tom Fletcher has said.<\/p>\n<p>It marked the first time a senior UN official was able to visit this territory since Sudan\u2019s civil war erupted 19 months ago.<\/p>\n<p>His visit only became possible after extensive negotiations with Sudan\u2019s two main rival forces \u2013 those headed by Gen Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, head of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), who heads the government recognised by the UN, and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of Gen. Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known as Hemedti, who are now in charge in most of Darfur.<\/p>\n<p>UN officials refer to the RSF as \u201cthose in control of the area\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Few journalists have made it to el-Geneina to see its plight, including the aftermath of what were two massacres over a period of several months last year, which the UN says killed up to 15,000 people.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe here: http:\/\/bit.ly\/1rbfUog<\/p>\n<p>For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>#Darfur #Sudan #BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cDarfur has seen the worst of the worst,\u201d the UN\u2019s new relief chief Tom Fletcher has said. It marked the first time a senior UN official was able to visit this territory since Sudan\u2019s civil war erupted 19 months ago. 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