4 days ago · The RSF did not immediately acknowledge the attack in El Fasher, which is over 800 kilometers southwest of Khartoum.

Al-Fashir or El Fasher (Arabic: الفاشر, romanized: al-Fāshir) is the capital city of North Darfur, Sudan. It is a city in the Darfur region of southwestern Sudan, 195 kilometres (121 mi) northeast of Nyala, Sudan. [2]

The siege of El Fasher is an ongoing battle for control of the town of El Fasher in North Darfur during the Sudan conflict. [16] The first battle for the city took place between 15 and 20 April 2023, and resulted in a ceasefire that held until 12 May.

Jan 19, 2025 · Dr Mustafa Ali Abdulrahman Ibo and his colleagues bravely perform surgery under increasing bombardment in the last remaining hospital in el-Fasher, a city that has been under siege for the last ...

4 days ago · A satellite image shows the Saudi Teaching Maternal Hospital, center, in El Fasher, Sudan, on Saturday. It was the city’s only functioning hospital when it was attacked, leaving dozens dead.

Oct 6, 2024 · El Fasher -- once a key humanitarian hub and safe-haven to hundreds of thousands who fled from other parts of Sudan -- is now on the brink of collapse, with hospitals, markets, …

Dec 20, 2024 · In a new report, the UN human rights office (OHCHR) has detailed the catastrophic humanitarian situation unfolding in El Fasher, the capital of Sudan’s North Darfur state.

Dec 20, 2024 · GENEVA – The ongoing siege and hostilities in El Fasher, the capital of Sudan’s North Darfur State, have left at least 782 civilians dead and more than 1,143 injured, says a report from the UN Human Rights Office.

Dec 20, 2024 · United Nations human rights chief Volker Türk is calling for an end to the siege of El Fasher in Sudan's North Darfur state, which has resulted in hundreds of civilian deaths and injuries, and...

Apr 29, 2024 · A powerful paramilitary group has encircled El Fasher, the last remaining obstacle to domination of the sprawling Darfur region, raising alarm about mass killings if the city is taken.