{"id":20122029,"date":"2025-10-27T14:09:17","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T13:09:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/?p=20122029"},"modified":"2025-10-28T17:52:36","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T16:52:36","slug":"rsf-claims-control-of-north-darfurs-el-fasher","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/rsf-claims-control-of-north-darfurs-el-fasher","title":{"rendered":"RSF claims control of North Darfur capital El Fasher"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) announced that after capturing the headquarters of the Sixth Infantry Division, one of the Sudanese Armed Forces\u2019 (SAF) key bases in western Sudan, they had taken full control of El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur, on Sunday.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The RSF described the seizure as a \u201cpivotal victory\u201d in its campaign against the SAF, pledging in a statement to \u201cprotect civilians\u201d and \u201cfacilitate the return of displaced people to their homes\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Videos shared on RSF platforms showed commanders addressing their troops inside the captured base, including RSF Deputy Commander\u00a0Abdelrahim Dagalo<\/a>, brother of the group\u2019s leader\u00a0Mohamed \u2018Hemedti\u2019 Dagalo<\/a>, celebrating what he described as the \u201cliberation\u201d of the city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additional footage also emerged, showing RSF troops advancing through streets in\u00a0El Fasher<\/a>\u00a0and staging victory processions in Nyala, South Darfur, after declaring the capture of\u00a0Bara<\/a>\u00a0in neighbouring North Kordofan.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The town, situated around 40 kilometres from the capital of\u00a0El Obeid<\/a>, serves as a vital crossroads linking western Sudan with the country\u2019s central and eastern regions. Military sources confirmed that army units pulled back from Bara on Saturday following sustained RSF offensives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs,\u00a0Tom Fletcher<\/a>, voiced grave concern over reports that RSF fighters had deepened their incursion into the city and blocked escape routes, urging an immediate ceasefire, full humanitarian access, and safe passage for civilians attempting to flee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018SAF and allies reject RSF claims\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Both the SAF and Popular Resistance Committees in North Darfur swiftly denied the RSF\u2019s claim of full control, insisting that army units continue to hold several fortified positions across El Fasher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe entry of the Rapid Support Forces into the\u00a0Sixth Division\u2019s<\/a>\u00a0headquarters does not mean control of the city,\u201d the Popular Resistance said in a statement, stressing that local fighters were still resisting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Videos circulated online showed army-aligned troops pledging to continue \u201cdefence and response operations\u201d. Members of the\u00a0El Fasher Resistance Committees<\/a>\u00a0accused unnamed officials of deliberately cutting off supplies and air support \u201cto hand the city over to the RSF\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They condemned the \u201cnegligence and cowardice\u201d of local authorities, vowing that El Fasher \u201cwill not be served up as\u00a0a dish on negotiating tables<\/a>\u201d. The group affirmed that SAF troops had vacated the division headquarters over a year ago, describing it as \u201can empty shell with no military value\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Civilian toll<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Heavy shelling continued across El Fasher throughout the weekend. The Sudan Doctors Network reported yesterday, that a nurse was killed and three medical workers injured when RSF fire struck El Fasher Hospital on Sunday morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The North Darfur Emergency Rooms Council accused the RSF of committing what it called \u201chuman genocide\u201d, warning that civilians are paying the highest price. The council described the attacks as\u00a0war crimes<\/a>, holding the international community \u201chistorically responsible for its silence\u201d and urging human rights groups to act beyond issuing statements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A joint UN statement<\/a>\u00a0released last week by UNHCR, UNICEF, IOM, and the World Food Programme warned that 260,000 civilians, including 130,000 children, remain trapped in El Fasher after more than 16 months of siege.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many are cut off from food, water, and medical assistance, while reports of killings, sexual violence, and forced recruitment continue to rise.<\/p>\n