Escaping Darfur: Mothers face starvation under trees in Chad
Key takeaways
- Fleeing scorched earth, Darfur’s mothers share harrowing tales of starvation and survival in Chad.
- xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Seeking refuge from the searing heat, a Darfuri woman rests in the sparse shade near the Tine camp in eastern Chad after fleeing the RSF offensive.
- Just a week ago, the deafening roar of explosions and relentless gunfire forced her to abandon her home in the Orchi area of western Sudan.
Why this matters: an international story with cross-border implications worth tracking.
Fleeing scorched earth, Darfur’s mothers share harrowing tales of starvation and survival in Chad.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Seeking refuge from the searing heat, a Darfuri woman rests in the sparse shade near the Tine camp in eastern Chad after fleeing the RSF offensive. [Mohammed Zakaria Khamis/Al Jazeera]By Mohammed Zakaria Khamis Published On 25 Jun 202625 Jun 2026Darfur, Sudan – Under a lone tree in the Iridimi refugee camp in eastern Chad, 45-year-old Thuraya Mukhtar sits quietly, trying to piece together the remnants of a life that was safe before war tore it from its roots.
Just a week ago, the deafening roar of explosions and relentless gunfire forced her to abandon her home in the Orchi area of western Sudan. She left behind her life’s work and dreams, carrying across the border only the inescapable, haunting identity of a refugee.