Shelling by the paramilitary RSF has struck El-Fasher, the last remaining humanitarian hub in North Darfur, killing at least 18 civilians and injuring more than 100. Local medical authorities condemned the assaults as "war crimes," while survivors and aid agencies warned that the city’s siege and crumbling infrastructure have created conditions likened to a man-made crisis—particularly among children afflicted by severe hunger.

Escalating Shelling Amid Siege Conditions

Over recent days, residential areas—including central markets and the Awlad al-Reef neighbourhood—have been targeted in RSF artillery strikes. One attack claimed 24 lives and wounded 55 others, prompting the Sudan Doctors Network to denounce the acts as part of a broader, systematic assault on civilians.

A City Turned Humanitarian Flashpoint

UNICEF describes El-Fasher as an "epicentre of child suffering." The city has endured more than a year under siege, leaving roughly 260,000 civilians—half of them children—trapped with limited food, declining health services, and rampant malnutrition. Over 6,000 children are in danger of dying from acute malnutrition.

Siege, Famine, and Invisible Scars

Satellite analysis shows El-Fasher’s isolation: roads are blocked or destroyed, markets lie in ruins, and informal residences dot the debris-strewn landscape. Humanitarian access has been effectively cut off, while famine and death grow silently in shadowed neighborhoods.