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Renewed RSF Shelling in El Fasher Targets Hospitals and Displacement Shelters, Killing Dozens CategoriesAerial bombardment HomeArbitrary Killings Refugee Refugee Crisis RSF Security Situation

Renewed RSF Shelling in El Fasher Targets Hospitals and Displacement Shelters, Killing Dozens.

Date: 9 October 2025Location: El Fasher, North Darfur The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have intensified their shelling campaign in El Fasher, North Darfur, over the past week killing and injuring dozens of civilians in successive attacks on hospitals, displacement camps, and residential areas. According to medical officials, at least 12 civilians were killed and 17 […]

Shangil Tobai, North Darfur CategoriesAbduction Arrest Global Advocacy Security Situation

RSF Forces Attack Displacement Camps in Shangil Tobai, North Darfur

Fresh violence erupted on Saturday, 4 October 2025, in Shangil Tobai Administrative Unit, Dar Al-Salam locality, North Darfur State, after a clash inside Nifasha Camp between small truck drivers escalated into a broader assault by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). According to eyewitnesses, the incident began around 4:00 p.m. when two businessmen from the Arab […]

North Darfur State: Escalating Humanitarian Crisis in El Fasher CategoriesForced Evictions Global Advocacy Security Situation Uncategorized

North Darfur State: Escalating Humanitarian Crisis in El Fasher

The humanitarian situation in El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur State, is worsening. Older people, children, and women are the most affected as the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) continue to besiege the city from four directions. RSF forces recently took control of the Abu Shouk camp and expelled displaced residents from their homes. Many […]

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DNHR Launches New Report on Civilian Suffering in North Darfur, Sudan.

On 24 September 2025, the Darfur Network for Human Rights (DNHR) launched its new report,“Every day Bombs, Hunger, and Loss of Life: Accounts of Forgotten Victims in North Darfur,” at the Fairway Boutique Hotel in Kampala, with global audiences joining via livestream. The report documents indiscriminate shelling of markets, homes, hospitals, and IDP camps, alongside […]

Cholera Spreads in North Darfur as Health Services Collapse  CategoriesGlobal Advocacy Healthcare Humanitarian Aid

Cholera Spreads in North Darfur as Health Services Collapse 

A cholera outbreak is spreading in Tabasa, North Darfur, where residents are facing a total collapse of local health infrastructure. The area’s only clinic is non-functional, lacking even the most basic medicines. There are no medical staff, no supplies, and no system in place to contain the spread of disease.  With no treatment available locally, […]

Dozens Abducted from Abu Shouk Camp as Violence Escalates in El Fasher CategoriesAbduction Human rights Refugee RSF Security Situation Unlawful Arrest

Dozens Abducted from Abu Shouk Camp as Violence Escalates in El Fasher 

More than 50 civilians, including women, children, and elderly individuals, have reportedly been abducted from Abu Shouk camp in El Fasher by armed elements believed to be affiliated with the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).  According to verified field reports, the abductees were taken to a house in the Riyadh neighborhood, northeast of the city. The […]

Starvation Deaths Reported in El Fasher as Famine Used as Weapon of War  CategoriesFood Security Global Advocacy Human rights Humanitarian Aid

Starvation Deaths Reported in El Fasher as Famine Used as Weapon of War 

The humanitarian situation in Abu Shouk camp, near El Fasher, has reached a critical point following reports that an entire family including two elderly women, a mother, and three young children died after consuming imbaz, the fibrous waste left after peanut oil extraction.  The deaths, confirmed by field updates, were discovered only after a neighbor […]

MSF Forced to Suspend Operations in Darfur CategoriesGlobal Advocacy Healthcare Humanitarian Aid Refugee Crisis

MSF Forced to Suspend Operations in Darfur

As the world marked World Humanitarian Day on 19 August 2025, the reality in Darfur was one of escalating attacks on humanitarian workers and facilities. Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) was forced to suspend all activities at Zalingei Hospital in Central Darfur following a violent armed assault inside the facility, including a grenade explosion that killed […]

WFP humanitarian convoy attack North Darfur CategoriesFood Security Global Advocacy Humanitarian Aid Refugee Crisis Security Situation

Attack on Humanitarian Convoy in North Darfur

On 20 August 2025, a World Food Programme (WFP) humanitarian convoy of 16 trucks came under a drone attack in Al Melit locality, North Darfur. The convoy had arrived in Mellit on 16 August from WFP’s logistics base in Tina, Chad, to deliver food assistance to vulnerable communities in Al Melit and surrounding areas. While […]