Overview

• Local medical sources say an RSF strike on El Fasher on August 16 killed at least 17 civilians and wounded 25; unregistered burials suggest the true toll may be higher.
• An RSF artillery attack on the Abú Shuk displacement camp killed 31 people, including seven children, and wounded 13 according to the Sudan Doctors Network.
• The Sudanese Armed Forces launched drone strikes on RSF concentrations in Melit, Al Kuma, Kafut and Al Mona in a reported counteroffensive.
• RSF leaders have denied involvement in some recent strikes and accused the SAF of staging attacks to shift blame onto paramilitary forces.
• Médecins Sans Frontières reports over 2,300 cholera cases and 40 deaths in Darfur this week, warning that health services are on the brink of collapse.