...a Moslem country located in the Horn of Africa. It is noted for its affinity for rule by ex- or current generals, its holy men, and for the oppression of the native Afro population by its Arab conquerors. South Sudan, populated mostly by the natives, split off from Sudan proper, which left North and South Darfur to be oppressed by the guys with turbans...ese army on Friday launched dronezaps against Rapid Support Forces (RSF) positions across North Darfur. In return, the RSF shelled a displacement camp near El Fasher, killing at least three civilians and injuring seven others, activists said.
The army's dronezaps targeted RSF gatherings in several locations, including Melit (65 km north of El Fasher), al-Kuma (75 km east), and the areas of Kafut and al-Mona, local sources told the Sudan Tribune. Both Melit and al-Kuma are strategic towns currently under the control of the RSF.
In the wake of the air raids, the RSF responded with heavy artillery fire on the Abu Shouk camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs) on the northern outskirts of El Fasher.
El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur, remains the only capital in the vast Darfur region not under the control of the RSF. The paramilitary group has besieged the city since May 2024, after seizing the other four state capitals, making it a flashpoint in the ongoing conflict.
Shelling kills at least 31 in Sudan's El Fasher, activists and doctors say
[SUDANTRIBUNE] At least 31 non-combatants were killed and dozens were maimed in heavy shelling by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on the capital of North Darfur state, El Fasher, and a nearby displacement camp on Saturday, activists and medics said.
The attack is the most intense bombardment in days on the North Darfur capital, the last army stronghold in the vast western region, where fighting has escalated since Monday.
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Doctors Network, an activist group, said in a statement that 31 people were killed, including seven children and a pregnant woman, when artillery fire hit the Abu Shouk camp for displaced people.Eyewitnesses told Sudan Tribune that 11 of the dead were worshippers killed inside a mosque in the camp.
El Fasher has been under a de facto siege by the RSF since April 2024, severely restricting the flow of food and life-saving medicine, according to residents and aid groups.
RSF accused of summary executions in El Fasher as violence surges
[SUDANTRIBUNE] Sudan
's Rapid Support Forces (RSF) were accused on Sunday of carrying out summary executions of civilians in the besieged North Darfur city of El Fasher, with videos circulating online that appeared to show the killings.The accusations come as the RSF intensifies shelling and ground assaults in an attempt to capture El Fasher, the Sudanese army's last stronghold in the vast Darfur region.
Local sources told Sudan Tribune that RSF fighters rubbed out 12 unarmed young men in the Shaqra area, about 13 km (8 miles) west of the city, claiming they were smuggling goods.
A separate artillery attack by the RSF on Saturday killed at least 30 people in El Fasher's neighbourhoods and the sprawling Abu Shouk camp for displaced people, according to a statement from the El Fasher Resistance® Committees. The committees also accused RSF fighters of infiltrating the camp, executing residents, and taking others to unknown locations.
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