PORT SUDAN, Sudan (AFP) — Paramilitary forces' claimed capture of El-Fasher, a city in Sudan's Darfur, could mark a turning point in the country's two-year war and stoke fears the country could again be split a decade after losing South Sudan in 2011, analysts warn.

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Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces claim they've seized the Sudanese army's last base in El Fasher, Darfur — trapping hundreds of thousands and stoking fears the country could split in two.

The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) are consolidating power in Darfur's al-Fashir, amid fears of partition and civilian retaliation. With advanced weaponry, the RSF threatens further conflict in Sudan. Allegations of foreign interference and humanitarian concerns add complexity to the ongoing civil war.

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Fasher, a city in Sudan's Darfur, could mark a turning point in the country's two-year war and stoke fears the country could again be split a decade after losing South Sudan in 2011, analysts warn.

Sudan’s army chief, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, said on Monday his forces withdrew from the North Darfur capital of El Fasher to spare the city from further destruction, after its main base fell to the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) over the weekend.

RSF killed unarmed civilians on ethnic grounds in what amounts to an act of ethnic cleansing, Sudan Doctors Network says.