The United Nations is calling for the safe passage of civilians trapped in El Fasher in Sudan’s Darfur region, after the UAE-backed paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) announced they’ve seized the Sudanese army’s main base in the city. The Sudanese army has yet to acknowledge that they’ve lost control of El Fasher. The city has been besieged by the RSF for 18 months, leading to widespread famine. The civil war in Sudan erupted in 2023. Since then, more than 150,000 people have died across the country, and about 12 million have fled their homes.