At least 60 civilians were killed and dozens more injured in a drone and artillery attack on the Dar al-Arqam displacement camp in El-Fasher, North Darfur, on Saturday, as the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) escalated their assault on the besieged western city, according to local activist networks.
The El-Fasher Resistance Committee, which coordinates humanitarian aid and documents atrocities, confirmed that the RSF launched two drone strikes followed by eight artillery shells that directly hit the camp located on a university campus. Many of the victims, including women, children, and the elderly, were reportedly burned beyond recognition.
“The situation has gone beyond disaster and genocide inside the city, and the world remains silent,” the committee said in a statement. Initial estimates of 30 dead were later revised upward as more bodies were recovered from the rubble.
#Sudan | El Fasher Resistance Committees:
The #RSF militia launched drone attacks yesterday and early today on the Dar Al-Arqam shelter and Omdurman Islamic University, killing more than 30 civilians, including women, children, and the elderly.
Dozens more were killed or injured… pic.twitter.com/9cUUGFxjUb— Sudan News 🇸🇩 (@Sudan_tweet) October 11, 2025
El-Fasher Under Siege Amid Growing Humanitarian Catastrophe
The attack marks one of the deadliest incidents in El-Fasher since the RSF began besieging the city nearly 18 months ago. The once-bustling urban center—home to more than 400,000 trapped civilians—has been described by local residents as “an open-air morgue.”
According to the United Nations, more than one million people have fled El-Fasher since the conflict between the RSF and Sudan’s regular army erupted in April 2023, accounting for roughly 10 percent of the country’s total internally displaced population.
UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk condemned the continuing attacks on civilians, hospitals, and mosques, saying the RSF has shown “total disregard for international law.” WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus also called for the immediate protection of health facilities and humanitarian access, as nearly 80 percent of hospitals in the city are no longer operational.
The RSF’s advance on El-Fasher represents a critical push to consolidate control over Darfur, where the group has been accused of ethnically targeted killings and systematic displacement.
If the city falls, observers warn the RSF will effectively control the entire Darfur region, deepening Sudan’s humanitarian crisis and further destabilizing the country.
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