The United Nations UN Secretary-General has expressed grave concern over the recent military escalation in El Fasher, the capital of Sudans North Darfur Province .
Antonio Guterres said in a statement that the region had been the epicentre of suffering, trapped by a tightening siege by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.
Sudans military leader, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, also announced the withdrawal of his Sudan Armed Forces from El Fasher, their last stronghold in Darfur.