Fighting in the Sudanese city of el-Fasher has reached new levels of brutality as the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) tighten their siege on North Darfur’s capital, leaving civilians trapped in a worsening humanitarian crisis.
Zig Diaries
Africa
Date: Monday, 1 September 2025
Time: 16:00 WAT
Location: 📍 El-Fasher, Sudan
The latest
wave of violence saw at least 19 people killed in airstrikes across Darfur,
according to the local NGO Emergency Lawyers. A Sudanese army drone
strike on a medical clinic in South Darfur killed 12 people at midday Saturday,
while later bombings in el-Fasher claimed seven more lives - attacks believed
to have been carried out by RSF fighters.
The RSF,
commanded by General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known as Hemedti, has kept
el-Fasher under siege for more than a year in a bid to seize the last major
city in Darfur still controlled by the Sudanese army.
Observers
warn that the paramilitary group has escalated its assault in recent weeks,
deploying heavy weaponry and targeting civilian areas. The siege has cut off
supply routes, pushing the city’s half a million residents closer to famine,
with aid agencies unable to reach those in need.
International
monitors fear that the prolonged battle for el-Fasher could trigger a massacre
on the scale of earlier atrocities in Darfur, where ethnic militias aligned
with the RSF were accused of systematic killings and displacement during the
early 2000s.
Humanitarian groups are calling for urgent intervention to prevent the crisis from spiraling further, but diplomatic efforts remain deadlocked as both sides reject ceasefire appeals.
Fact-Check & Background Context:
The RSF was
formed from Janjaweed militias accused of genocide in Darfur in the early
2000s.
El-Fasher is
the administrative capital of North Darfur and the last major urban center in
the region under army control.
Since April
2023, Sudan’s civil war between the RSF and Sudanese Armed Forces has killed
over 16,000 people and displaced millions, according to UN estimates.
Aid agencies
have repeatedly warned that Darfur is on the brink of famine, with blocked
routes and targeted strikes worsening conditions.
🏷 Tags: Sudan, Darfur, RSF, Hemedti, El-Fasher, Conflict, Humanitarian Crisis
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