UN chief Guterres 'gravely alarmed' by reports of RSF assault on al-Fashir


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  • Sunday, 22 Sep 2024

Secretary-General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres attends an interview at the U.N. headquarters in New York City, U.S., September 11, 2024. REUTERS/David 'Dee' Delgado/File Photo

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is "gravely alarmed" by reports of a full-scale assault on the Sudanese city of al-Fashir by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and called on its leader to halt the attack immediately, a U.N. spokesperson said on Saturday.

Guterres warned any further escalation threatens to spread the conflict throughout the country's western Darfur region, the spokesperson said.

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