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Joint Force Seizes Khazan Orshi in North Darfur Amid Escalating Military Competition

The Joint Force of armed movements allied with the Sudanese Armed Forces has announced it has taken control of Khazan Orshi, an area within the Ambro Administrative Unit in North Darfur State. The announcement marks the latest in a series of territorial gains by the Joint Force, following its earlier recapture of Bir Saliba and […]

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Ethnic Targeting and Forced Displacement: RSF Attack on Al-Gamara Village, North Darfur.

On January 19, 2026, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) carried out a coordinated attack on Al-Gamara village, located in North Kutum locality, North Darfur, resulting in civilian deaths, widespread destruction of property, and mass forced displacement. The Attack According to multiple eyewitness accounts, RSF forces entered Al-Gamara village and set fire to civilian homes, causing […]

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,” […]

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The Fall of El-Fasher: RSF Takeover Unleashes Wave of Violence Against Civilians

October 26, 2025 marked one of the darkest days in Darfur’s ongoing crisis. The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) seized El-Fasher, North Darfur’s capital and the Sudanese army’s last major stronghold in the region, after 18 months of brutal siege. What followed was systematic violence against civilians—mass killings, sexual assault, extortion, and forced starvation. This report […]