Displaced People from El Fasher Recount the Chapters of Their Escape to Northern State

In the far reaches of Sudan’s Northern State, specifically in the “Al-Affad” camp in Ad-Dabbah locality, one of the most harrowing images of displacement in Sudan’s nearly three-year war is unfolding.

The gravity of the situation was revealed through interviews conducted by Al Jazeera Mubasher presenter Hayat Al-Yamani with dozens of displaced persons arriving from El Fasher, North Darfur. They described a perilous journey undertaken to escape shelling, starvation, and a total lack of security.

Testimonies from inside the camp indicate that some residents were forced to eat tree leaves and animal fodder after food supplies were cut off in El Fasher, amidst a siege and escalating battles that preceded the city’s fall.

Among those interviewed was Mahasin Mohammedin, a displaced teacher from El Fasher. She explained that their journey involved three days of walking on foot through hunger and thirst following an intensification of the bombardment.

She added that her group was subjected to assault and flogging while passing through a village before reaching Mellit locality, and eventually, the Al-Affad camp.

Mahasin also spoke about the disappearance of her husband, a doctor. According to her account, he was taken by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) along with several other doctors to treat their wounded. She noted that she has received no information about him since, while others were released only after paying a ransom.