El Fasher Stories
The remarks mark Abdel's first confirmation that the army lost control of the strategic city in western Darfur, which has been under RSF siege since M...
Guterres noted that the problem is not only the fighting between the army and the RSF, but also the growing “external interference” that undermines pr...
Hundreds of thousands of Sudanese civilians are trapped, starving and under fire as UN calls for immediate humanitarian access and safe escape.
A recent report by humanitarian group MedGlobal, released earlier this month, found that thousands of civilians remained trapped and starving in El Fa...
According to the United Nations, the city’s 260,000 residents, including 130,000 children, are now relying on “Ambaz,” a type of animal fodder, as the...
The commission added that over 74,000 civilians, nearly half of them children, remain trapped and are now surviving on sorghum grain, usually used as...
The paramilitary RSF has intensified its assault on El-Fasher, the last Darfur stronghold still held by the army. Activists say civilians are being sl...
The UN Office for the High Commissioner for Human Rights documented at least 53 civilians killed between October 5-8 alone in attacks across the El Fa...
On Wednesday, reports indicate that RSF artillery struck a packed displacement shelter within a mosque in El Fasher's Abushouk al-Hilla area, leaving...
According to the Sudan Doctors Network, the attacks were deliberate rocket and drone strikes targeting innocent civilians.
An eyewitness reported seeing an Antonov aircraft fly over the city on Monday morning, dropping boxes inside the base. The plane was not targeted by a...
Meanwhile, the Coordination of Resistance Committees in El Fasher, a volunteer group, reported a drone strike by the RSF targeted a busy local market...
In a statement issued by his spokesperson, Guterres demanded civilian protection, safe passage for those wishing to flee, and unhindered humanitarian...
It said the attack was a "flagrant violation of religious norms and international conventions" protecting civilians and places of worship.
The Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which has been battling forces of the military government for control of Sudan for over two years, has cut off all sup...
Abu Shouk, which shelters thousands of persons displaced by fighting, has now come under attack twice this month. A week ago, at least 31 people were...
According to the UN body's spokesperson, Gift Watanasathorn, who condemned the incident, all WFP staff are safe and accounted for. She similarly calle...
The Sudan Doctors Network, a volunteer group, said in a statement that the RSF conducted a "heinous crime" by "deliberately targeting" the Abu Shouk d...
Between January and June, the RSF, which has been battling forces of the military government for control of Sudan for over two years, has attacked the...
The UN has warned that "everyone" in the besieged capital of North Darfur was under a daily struggle to survive, with food prices soaring and no acces...
The cholera outbreak is unfolding against a backdrop of deepening catastrophe. Since the war between rival militaries erupted in April 2023, critical...
Since May 10, 2024, fierce clashes have engulfed El Fasher, pitting the Sudanese Armed Forces and their allies against the Rapid Support Forces.
In the Tawila locality of North Darfur, humanitarian organisations have had to strengthen their responses to rising cholera cases. They have expanded...
Since April 2023, an estimated 780,000 people have been displaced from El Fasher town and the nearby Zamzam displacement camps, including nearly 500,0...
The humanitarian organisation said the number of deaths linked to attacks on healthcare had risen sharply in 2025, with the current toll nearly 60 tim...
The joint WFP-UNICEF convoy, consisting of 15 trucks, was attacked on Monday night while travelling to deliver food and nutrition supplies, approximat...
MSF added that the Tine Camp is currently housing over 18,000 people, with many sleeping on the ground, amid shelter, water and food shortages despite...
The shelling occurred during a peak shopping time, with many camp residents, predominantly Muslims observing Ramadan, out purchasing food to break the...
Civilians are now pouring into the already overcrowded Zamzam Children's Hospital, which is overwhelmed by the surge in patients.
Last month, El Fasher endured multiple attacks, including one that targeted the only functional hospital, leaving civilians vulnerable to disease outb...
