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RSF Claims Control of Sudanese Army Base in El Fasher Amid Rising Civilian Toll CategoriesGlobal Advocacy RSF SAF Security Situation

RSF Claims Control of Sudanese Army Base in El Fasher Amid Rising Civilian Toll

October 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, […]

RSF Captures and Forces Youth to Fight in El Fasher, North Darfur CategoriesAbduction Global Advocacy RSF Security Situation

RSF Captures and Forces Youth to Fight in El Fasher, North Darfur.

Fighters from Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have captured and forced dozens of young men to fight in the ongoing conflict around El Fasher, according to testimonies gathered by the Darfur Network for Human Rights (DNHR) from witnesses and sources inside the city. Witnesses reported that 65 young men were seized at RSF checkpoints between […]

RSF Extortion and Sexual Violence Against Displaced Families Fleeing El-Fasher CategoriesAssault Food Security Forced Evictions Global Advocacy Looting Refugee Refugee Crisis RSF Security Situation

RSF Extortion and Sexual Violence Against Displaced Families Fleeing El-Fasher 

On 19 October 2025, approximately 70 families fled El-Fasher city in the morning, heading toward Tawila. Upon reaching Shagra Village, they were intercepted and escorted by RSF soldiers, who were reportedly recording videos of the displaced civilians.  At Garni, about 20 km west of Shagra, the group encountered an RSF checkpoint. According to eyewitnesses, RSF […]

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 […]