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3w ago

Sudan’s RSF Seizes Strategic Town as Civilian Toll Mounts in Darfur

The paramilitary RSF claims control of Al-Nahud, intensifying its offensive in Darfur, while over 540 civilians have been killed in El Fasher in three weeks.

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In central Khartoum, the war damage is everywhere. The building in the foreground used to be a hospital before becoming a battleground.
Just weeks ago this Khartoum market was deserted. Now, after the army's recapture of the city centre, it is slowly returning to life.

Overview

  • The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) captured Al-Nahud in West Kordofan, a strategic location enabling further advances toward Darfur's regional capital, El Fasher.
  • Over 540 civilians have been killed in El Fasher and nearby camps in the past three weeks, with the UN warning the actual toll may be higher.
  • Reports indicate the RSF committed atrocities in Al-Nahud, including looting, destruction of public facilities, and the killing of over 100 civilians, including women and children.
  • The RSF shelled Sudan’s presidential palace in Khartoum for the second time in a week, demonstrating its continued artillery reach despite losing the capital in March.
  • The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has called for urgent protection of civilians, highlighting extrajudicial executions and the dire humanitarian conditions across Sudan.