The Rapid Support Forces conducted a shelling and drone attack on the Al-Arqam displacement shelter at Omdurman Islamic University in El Fasher, North Darfur, resulting in civilian casualties according to medical professionals.</span

PBS NewsHour

Sudan Doctors Network

The Rapid Support Forces conducted a shelling and drone attack on the Al-Arqam displacement shelter at Omdurman Islamic University in El Fasher, North Darfur, resulting in civilian casualties according to medical professionals.

Medical groups reported conflicting casualty figures, with the Sudan Doctors Network stating 53-57 people died including 14-17 children and 15-22 women, while local resistance committees reported 60 fatalities.</span

Guardian

Medical groups reported conflicting casualty figures, with the Sudan Doctors Network stating 53-57 people died including 14-17 children and 15-22 women, while local resistance committees reported 60 fatalities.

The RSF denied responsibility for targeting civilian shelters, claiming El Fasher contains only military elements and that opposing forces use hospitals and mosques as military positions and rocket-launching platforms.</span

Rapid Support Forces

Telegram

Al Jazeera

The RSF denied responsibility for targeting civilian shelters, claiming El Fasher contains only military elements and that opposing forces use hospitals and mosques as military positions and rocket-launching platforms.

El Fasher remains the last government-controlled city in Darfur with approximately 260,000-400,000 civilians trapped under an RSF siege that has lasted over 500 days, according to UN estimates and activist reports.</span

The Hindu

El Fasher remains the last government-controlled city in Darfur with approximately 260,000-400,000 civilians trapped under an RSF siege that has lasted over 500 days, according to UN estimates and activist reports.

The UN Independent Fact-Finding Mission documented that both SAF and RSF forces committed war crimes, with the RSF specifically accused of crimes against humanity including murder, torture and using starvation as warfare.</span

Sudan Ministry of Foreign Affairs (on X)

OHCHR

The UN Independent Fact-Finding Mission documented that both SAF and RSF forces committed war crimes, with the RSF specifically accused of crimes against humanity including murder, torture and using starvation as warfare.

Sudan's conflict began in April 2023 between military and paramilitary forces, resulting in tens of thousands of deaths, over 14 million displaced people and pushing nearly 25 million into acute hunger conditions.</span

Sky News

Sudan's conflict began in April 2023 between military and paramilitary forces, resulting in tens of thousands of deaths, over 14 million displaced people and pushing nearly 25 million into acute hunger conditions.

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