Overview

• A drone strike during Friday prayers destroyed a mosque in El Fasher, killing more than 70 worshippers, with Sudan’s army blaming the Rapid Support Forces for the attack.
• UNICEF reported at least 11 children aged 6 to 15 were among the dead, and local medical groups said several health workers were also killed.
• The UN Secretary‑General called for an immediate halt to fighting in and around the city and for safe, sustained humanitarian corridors and voluntary civilian passage.
• The United States, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the UAE and Egypt condemned the attack as a violation of international humanitarian law and urged accountability.
• A new UN Human Rights report documented at least 3,384 civilian deaths between January and June 2025 and a surge in summary executions and ethnically targeted violence, with repeated strikes damaging civilian infrastructure in Darfur.