UN Security Council demands end to Sudan'scity siege | BBC News

The UN Security Council has demanded that Sudaneseparamilitary forces call off their eight-week siege ofel-Fasher, where fighting has sparked fears of apossible genocide.

Sudan's army has been fighting the paramilitary RapidSupport Forces (RSF) for more than a year, in a civilwar that has killed thousands and forced millions from their homes.

El-Fasher is the last major urban centre in Darfur thatremains in the hands of Sudan's army.

The security council has called for "an immediate haltto the fighting" and withdrawal of all troops from the city.