Overview

• On August 16, an RSF strike on Al-Faschir killed at least 17 civilians and wounded 25, according to local health sources.
• Rapid Support Forces fighters overran the Abu Shouk refugee camp, killing at least 31 people and injuring 13 amid severe shortages of food and medicine.
• The United Nations says RSF forces attacked Abu Shouk at least 16 times between January and June, leaving 212 refugees dead and 111 wounded.
• North Darfur health authorities recorded at least 63 hunger-related deaths last week in camps around Al-Faschir, mostly among women and children.
• Médecins Sans Frontières has logged nearly 100,000 suspected cholera cases and over 2,470 deaths since July 2024.