The United States is warning a “large-scale massacre” could soon occur in the Sudanese city of El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur. The city has been a key hub for humanitarian groups, but fighting has begun between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces. U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Linda Thomas-Greenfield spoke on Monday.

Linda Thomas-Greenfield: “As we speak, the RSF is planning an imminent attack on El Fasher. As I’ve said before, history is repeating itself in Darfur in the worst possible way. And an attack on El Fasher would be a disaster on top of a disaster. It would put 500,000 internally displaced persons at risk, people who traveled from across Darfur to seek refuge. And that’s on top of the 2 million Sudanese who call El Fasher home.”