The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, said on Thursday that the reports coming from the city of El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur state in western Sudan, are “horrific.”

Grandi wrote on his account on the X platform, commenting on the killing of civilians due to renewed clashes in El Fasher between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces: “Deadly attacks on civilians in El Fasher, with terrifying accounts of them being targeted, and people are so scared of checkpoints that they don’t even dare to flee.”

He demanded that "the violence against civilians must stop, their right to safety must be respected, and a ceasefire is needed now. The reports coming from there are horrific."

On Wednesday, civilians were killed, and others were injured as a result of violent clashes in El Fasher between the army and the Rapid Support, during which heavy weapons were used, according to eyewitnesses.

For weeks, the Rapid Support Forces have besieged the city of El Fasher, the center of North Darfur state, and the historical capital of the Darfur region, and are seeking to control it. It is the last stronghold of the army in the region, after the fall of all cities and military areas at the hands of the “Rapid Support” since last year.
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The bloody battles in Sudan between the army and the Rapid Support Forces have begun to raise international and humanitarian concerns, as the World Health Organization has warned of an increasingly deteriorating humanitarian situation.

The organization’s Director-General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, confirmed that civilians and relief workers are suffering under the weight of the ongoing violence, which puts their lives in danger.

He also stressed the need to protect civilians and health and relief workers, calling for peace in the country.

In a related context, the Sudanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs denounced the use by the leaders of the Rapid Support Forces of the Health Organization’s uniform, demanding that the organization clarify the circumstances of the incident and issue a clear condemnation of it.

At the same time, the International Committee of the Red Cross called on the warring parties in the city of El Fasher, North Darfur State, to protect civilians, stressing the importance of avoiding the use of explosive weapons in populated areas.
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Vice President of the Sudanese Sovereignty Council, Malik Agar, announced that the Sudanese government rejected Washington’s invitation to resume the Jeddah talks, stressing that the government would not accept imposing the talks without consulting it.

Washington had begun making contacts with the Sudanese parties in order to resume the Jeddah talks, which was met with objection from the Sudanese government in Port Sudan.

In conjunction with this, the Sudanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs welcomed Cairo’s hosting of a conference for all Sudanese civilian political forces at the end of next June, stressing the non-participation of the UAE and Sudan’s neighboring countries, which are accused of supplying the Rapid Support Forces with weapons.
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Health authorities in Sudan said that 20 tons of medicines were delivered to North Darfur state via airdrop.

This operation was carried out in cooperation with the armed forces and the state government, with the aim of confronting the worsening health crisis in light of the ongoing clashes in the region.

Since May 10, the city of El Fasher has witnessed violent clashes between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces, which has led to a deterioration in the humanitarian and health situation in the region.

The Sudanese Minister of Health, Haitham Mohamed Ibrahim, confirmed in a press statement that providing medical services to citizens is considered one of the government’s priorities.
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The negotiating delegation of the Sudanese Rapid Support Forces held a meeting with the African Union Committee concerned with Sudan at the African Union headquarters in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa.

The meeting was chaired by the High Representative of the African Union, Mohammed Ibn Chambas, and discussed the developments taking place in Sudan, especially the humanitarian situation in El Fasher, and the efforts made to stop the war and achieve peace and stability in the country.

The Rapid Support Forces delegation confirmed their full readiness for cooperation and coordination in order to deliver humanitarian aid to all those affected in Sudan.
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Sporadic clashes broke out between the Sudanese army and its allies in the Joint Force on the one hand, and the Rapid Support Forces on the other hand, in several areas of the city of El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur state in western Sudan, resulting in deaths and injuries.

Local sources reported that Sudanese army aircraft carried out an airdrop to support the 6th Infantry Division in the city of El Fasher. Intermittent clashes also renewed between the Sudanese army and its allies in the joint force on the one hand, and between the Rapid Support Forces in the city, in which both sides used heavy weapons.

Local sources reported that the Rapid Support Forces bombed the southern side of El Fasher with heavy artillery.

For its part, the Coordination of Resistance Committees in El Fasher confirmed that civilians were killed and wounded in the Rapid Support Forces’ bombing of residential neighborhoods near the army command, the city’s main market, and the southeastern neighborhoods.
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An official in the North Darfur state government announced that the only operating southern hospital in the city of El Fasher (the capital of North Darfur, western Sudan) was completely out of service after the Rapid Support Forces attacked it on Saturday evening.

The Sudanese army and its allies in the joint force were able to confront the attack, which resulted in a number of deaths and injuries among civilians.

According to statements by the Director General of the Ministry of Health in North Darfur State, Ibrahim Abdullah Khater – which were published on social media – the Southern Hospital stopped working, and its patients were evacuated to other health facilities.
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El Fasher, the capital of the Darfur region, is witnessing a noticeable escalation in the intensity of clashes, which are the most ferocious since the beginning of the conflict about a month ago.

The ongoing fighting between the Rapid Support Forces and the army, in alliance with some factions, has prompted massive waves of displacement, making El Fasher, the largest city in the region, look like a ghost town.

The two warring parties used heavy weapons, drones, and violent bombing, resulting in widespread destruction, including hospitals, public facilities, and residential neighborhoods, while the warring parties exchanged accusations of escalating the conflict.
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The Secretary-General of the Arab League, Ahmed Aboul Gheit, said that the war in Sudan currently is “unprecedented in Sudan’s modern history.”

He added that the current conflict “has claimed the lives of at least 15,000 citizens so far, with the deliberate overthrow of state institutions, especially in Khartoum, and ethnic cleansing operations in Darfur and Kordofan.”

In his speech during the opening of the “consultative meeting to restore stability and peace in Sudan” at the headquarters of the Arab League in Cairo, today, Wednesday, Aboul Gheit said, “The situation requires an analysis of the roots of the crisis that led to the current unprecedented form.”

He stressed that “the continuation of the war means the inability of the Sudanese state to carry out its role.
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The Sudanese army announced today, Friday, that it has killed the commander of the Central Sector in the “Rapid Support Forces” in Darfur, Ali Yaqoub Jibril, during the battle of El Fasher.

The Governor of Darfur, Minni Arko Minawi, also stated today, Friday, that “the commander of the Rapid Support Forces in El Fasher, Ali Yaqoub Jibril, was killed” in the battles of El Fasher.

In a statement, the Sudanese army said it had thwarted a Rapid Support Forces attack on the city of El Fasher, noting that the forces had incurred significant losses in lives and equipment.

Ali Yaqoub Jibril was previously considered a “tribal militia leader” in Central Darfur State.
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Renewed clashes erupted this Thursday morning between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) south of the capital Khartoum and in El Fasher, the capital of the Darfur region (west) ,Meanwhile, Arab countries have called on both sides to cease the ongoing war.

The Sudanese army reported that its special forces in the Al-Shajara military area inflicted significant casualties on the RSF in southern Khartoum. The army released photos showing its special forces displaying a fully armed combat vehicle among other equipment seized from the RSF.

In the locality of Karari, north of Omdurman, the Coordination Committee of Resistance Committees reported that local neighborhoods were subjected to heavy artillery shelling by the RSF.
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The European Council imposed sanctions on six individuals in the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces for allegedly “engaging in activities that undermine the political transition process in the country.”

A statement issued by the council on Monday said: “On the RSF side, the new list includes Abdel Rahman Juma Barakallah, a general who commands the RSF in West Darfur and is responsible for committing atrocities and other violations. They also include the RSF’s financial advisor.” “In addition to a prominent tribal leader from the Mahamid clan associated with the Rapid Support Forces in West Darfur.
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The German expert and former United Nations special envoy to Sudan, Volker Peretz, warned of the worsening humanitarian situation in Sudan, noting that famine is looming on the horizon.

In his statements to German television channel ‘ZDF’, Peretz explained that “the situation is getting worse because famine looms on the horizon,” and added that 18 million people, or nearly half of Sudan’s population, are threatened by acute hunger.

“Every day, four or five children die from hunger, and this number will increase in the coming weeks and months,” Peretz said.

Peretz pointed out that the harvest season in Sudan actually begins at this time of the year, but the war prevented the delivery of seeds needed for agriculture.
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The residential building for “Doctors Without Borders” employees in the Sudanese city of Omdurman was subjected to direct bombardment, according to what the Sudanese newspaper Al-Rakouba reported.

The newspaper reported that the team members were not harmed, but there were many injuries among other residents in the area, and the bombing caused damage to the upper floor of the building.

This incident comes in light of the continuing war between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces, which has led to a severe humanitarian crisis in Sudan since its outbreak in mid-April.
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