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Darfur’s Deepening Catastrophe: What Is Happening in El Fasher and Why the World Must Not Look Away 

KEY FACTS AT A GLANCE  Darfur is entering one of the darkest chapters in its 20-year history of violence. The fall of El Fasher on 26 October 2025 — after nearly 560 days of siege — has triggered a wave of killings, mass displacement, sexual violence, and starvation that UN officials describe as “terrifying,” “unprecedented,” […]

SAF Airstrike on RSF-Controlled Saraf Omra Market and Subsequent Arbitrary Arrests by RSF CategoriesAerial bombardment Human rights RSF SAF Security Situation

SAF Airstrike on RSF-Controlled Saraf Omra Market and Subsequent Arbitrary Arrests by RSF.

SAF Airstrike on RSF-Controlled Saraf Omra Market and Subsequent Arbitrary Arrests by RSF On October 19, at around 1:30 PM, the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) carried out an airstrike on Saraf Omra market, which is under Rapid Support Forces (RSF) control. The attack caused significant damage, including the destruction of shops and restaurants, and injuries […]

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 […]

At Least 14 Killed in RSF Shelling on Abu Shouk Camp, North Darfur CategoriesAerial bombardment RSF Security Situation

At Least 14 Killed in RSF Shelling on Abu Shouk Camp, North Darfur

On 20 and 21 August 2025, artillery shelling by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) struck the Abu Shouk displacement camp north of El Fasher, North Darfur, killing at least 14 people and injuring dozens more. According to the Sudan Doctors Network, an RSF artillery strike on Wednesday evening killed nine people, including women and children, […]

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At least 14 civilians killed in RSF shelling of Naivasha Market in North Darfur

On May 18, 2025, at least 14 civilians were killed and many others injured in a brutal artillery attack carried out by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on Nevasha Market within Abu Shouk Camp for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), located north of El Fasher in North Darfur State. This attack forms part of an ongoing […]

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“Civilians Flee to Nertiti as RSF Intensifies Violence Against El Fasher Displacement Camps”

April 22, 2025. Nertiti Locality, Central Darfur The Darfur Network for Human Rights (DNHR) expresses its deep concern over the ongoing mass displacement of civilians from El Fasher city and Abu Shouk IDP Camp, following an escalation of brutal attacks by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). In particular, the recent massacre at Zamzam IDP Camp […]

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“A Voice Silenced: The Killing of Journalist Mohamed Al-Fateh Abbas in El Fasher Shelling”

On April 18, 2025, The Darfur Network for Human Rights (DNHR) strongly condemns the heinous crime that claimed the life of young journalist Mohamed Al-Fateh Abbas, who was killed by a shell launched by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on Wednesday, April 17, 2025, in the city of El Fasher. This incident occurred in the […]

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Humanitarian Workers Killed in Zamzam Camp NorthDarfur.

April 12, 2025, The Darfur Network for Human Rights (DNHR) strongly condemns the renewed attacks launched by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) this morning and evening on Zamzam IDP Camp in North Darfur, which led to the killing of 6 humanitarian staff members from the Relief organization while they were performing their duties to support […]