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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 […]

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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, […]

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 […]

Update:  from Tawala camp  in North Darfur

On July 17, 2025, North Darfur – El Fasher and Tawila IDP Camp, The Darfur Network for Human Rights (DNHR) expresses deep concern regarding the escalating and systematic violations of human rights committed by elements of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in North Darfur, particularly around El Fasher and the Tawila camp for Internally Displaced […]

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Sudanese Army Airstrike on Tora Market Kills at least 61 and injures over 100. 

On Monday March 24, 2025, around 2 pm, a Sudanese army warplane launched airstrikes targeting the weekly market in Tora, located 40 kilometers north of El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur state. The attack set fire to shops and caused severe casualties, with multiple bodies burned beyond recognition.  This satellite image depicts the Tora […]

Zamzam IDP Camp Attack in Darfur CategoriesAerial bombardment Forced Evictions Human rights Refugee Crisis

Escalation of Violence in North Darfur: Zamzam Camp and Surrounding Villages Under Fire.

February 12, 2025 El Fasher, North Darfur State—A wave of deadly attacks has intensified in North Darfur, with displaced civilians in Zamzam IDP camp and surrounding villages bearing the brunt of the ongoing conflict between the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), and the Joint Forces. The latest surge in violence has […]