CategoriesAerial bombardment Human rights RSF SAFA drone attack reportedly carried out by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) hit the Bamna border area between Sudan and Chad on Monday, 21 July 2026. The strikes hit three separate locations on both sides of the border. Where the Strikes Hit The attack struck Ander and Bamna inside Sudanese territory. It also hit a […]
ICC Deputy Prosecutor Nazhat Shameem Khan briefed the UN Security Council this week on the Office of the Prosecutor’s ongoing investigation into Darfur, following a visit to refugee camps in eastern Chad where she met with displaced Darfuris from Adre, Farchana, GozBeida, and several other camps. Khan told the Council that testimonies gathered during the […]
The United Nations Human Rights Council has adopted, without a vote, its first resolution focused specifically on El Obeid (A/HRC/62/L.48), the North Kordofan city facing an intensifying campaign of Rapid Support Forces (RSF) violence following 18 months of siege-like conditions. The resolution follows an emergency session convened after rights groups called on the Council to […]
CategoriesFood Security Global Advocacy Healthcare Human rights Humanitarian Aid Refugee Refugee Crisis SAF Security SituationSevere Weather Emergency Affecting Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Blue Nile State, Sudan On 21 June 2026, at approximately 10:00 AM local time, severe weather conditions including heavy rainfall, strong winds, thunderstorms, and lightning strikes affected several internally displaced persons (IDPs) sites in Blue Nile State, Sudan. According to information provided by local community representatives […]
On the first day of Ramadan, the village of Um Rasuma in West Kordofan State became the site of a devastating drone strike that killed 26 civilians, including 15 children, and wounded 14 others. The attack targeted residents gathering at the village’s main water source to secure drinking water for their families. The strike occurred at approximately […]
CategoriesGlobal Advocacy Human rights SAFSudan’s Sovereignty Council Chairman and Army Commander Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has stated that the country will not achieve peace until the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) are eliminated. He rejected any political settlement that includes the paramilitary group as Sudan’s war enters its third year. Burhan’s Position on Political Settlement Speaking to journalists in Port Sudan, […]
CategoriesGlobal Advocacy Human rights RSF SAFThe International Criminal Court’s Deputy Prosecutor Nazhat Shameem Khan told the UN Security Council on Monday that the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) oversaw “an organised, calculated campaign” of mass atrocities during the capture of El Fasher in October 2025. Speaking virtually from The Hague, Khan said the ICC is intensifying efforts to establish individual criminal […]
CategoriesGlobal Advocacy RSF SAF Security SituationOctober 26, 2025 — El Fasher, North Darfur State The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have claimed control of the Sudanese army’s 6th Infantry Division headquarters in El Fasher after days of intense fighting, according to information gathered by the Darfur Network for Human Rights (DNHR) from sources in and around the city. Since April 2024, […]
CategoriesAerial bombardment Human rights RSF SAF Security SituationSAF 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 […]
CategoriesRSF SAF Security SituationDarfur Network for Human Rights (DNHR) – 20 August 2025 On 19 August 2025, fighters from the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) ambushed the agricultural community of al-Ghabshan al-Maramrah in North Kordofan province, killing at least seven civilians, including two children, and wounding 13 others. According to the Sudan Doctors Network, the RSF looted properties, burned […]
