Civilians in el-Fasher were trapped under siege for 18 months, with food cut off, escape routes blocked, and mass killings reported during the city’s fall.
Battle for Sudan's el-Fasher intensifies as RSF claims seizing army HQ
RSF seized the Six Infantry Division base near el-Fasher, but SAF forces withdrew, so RSF does not fully control the besieged city amid intensified fighting.
Mainstream Media Miss the Global Significance of Counterrevolution in Sudan
The Rapid Support Forces' prolonged siege of El Fasher and nationwide conflict have caused mass starvation, displacement, and widespread atrocities, undermining Sudan’s pro-democracy movement.
In besieged Sudan city, civilians face death if they try to escape
RSF siege and atrocities in North Darfur force civilians to pay extortion, face detention, killings and sexual violence, and prompt residents to take up arms.