(MENAFN) A Sudanese medical group on Tuesday called for urgent assistance for 243 pregnant women who fled attacks by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in the western city of El-Fasher.

In a statement, the Sudan Doctors Network said its teams documented the arrival of more than 100 pregnant women in Tawila city in North Darfur. Another 143 pregnant women reached the Al-Dabba camp in the Northern State.

“Cases of miscarriage were recorded as the women fled from El-Fasher amid harsh conditions,” the group said.

The network appealed to international and humanitarian organizations “to urgently provide support and strengthen health and medical services” for civilians escaping the violence. It also called for ensuring “the protection of mothers, providing a safe environment for childbirth, and reducing health risks facing displaced women and girls.”

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) estimates that over 100,000 civilians have fled El-Fasher, the capital of North Darfur, since the RSF seized the city on Oct. 26.

The RSF controls all five Darfur states, while the army holds most of the remaining 13 states, including Khartoum. Darfur makes up about one-fifth of Sudan’s territory, though the majority of the country’s 50 million people live in army-held areas.

The conflict between the Sudanese army and RSF, which began in April 2023, has killed at least 40,000 people and displaced 12 million, according to the World Health Organization.

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