
Sudan's El Obeid at Risk of Becoming Next El Fasher
The capture of El Obeid by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces would allow them to consolidate control over western Sudan, marking a significant strategic gain.
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The capture of El Obeid by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces would allow them to consolidate control over western Sudan, marking a significant strategic gain.

Amnesty International has released a report accusing Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of committing crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing during their capture of El Fasher. The human rights organization detailed widespread atrocities in the city.
Qatar Charity has provided a new relief package to displaced populations in El Fasher and other areas of Darfur, addressing humanitarian needs in the region.

A report details the harrowing final days of El Fasher in October 2025, where up to 10,000 people are believed to have been massacred and 40,000 civilians remain unaccounted for.

Norway and four other European countries have expressed sorrow and outrage over what UN experts describe as 'genocide-like abuses' against civilians in the Sudanese city of El Fasher. They are calling for more action to address the situation.

The UN says mass killings by Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces in El Fasher carry the hallmarks of genocide.

Thousands of civilians are reportedly trapped in El Fasher, a key city in Sudan, with no safe escape routes as Rapid Support Forces (RSF) fighters continue their advance. The humanitarian situation is dire, with residents facing extreme danger and limited options for safety.

In Sudan, Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militants are closing in on the strategic city of El Obeid, raising fears among experts and rights groups of a potential 'genocide-like' event, similar to what occurred in El Fasher.

In this week’s newsletter: we take a a forensic look at the El Fasher massacre, and examine the surge in digital violence across Africa and its real-world consequences for women and girls Of the…
Detainees of Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have shared harrowing accounts of being beaten with whips and other abuses in El Fasher, shedding light on severe human rights violations.
Utenriksministrene i Norge, Tyskland, Irland, Nederland og Storbritannia tar grep etter funnene i en FN-rapport om byen El Fasher i Sudan.

Report details harrowing 18-month occupation of North Darfur capital, showing destruction aimed at ethnic communities The siege and capture of the Sudanese city of El Fasher by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces group last October bore “the hallmarks of genocide”, a UN-mandated fact-finding mission has said. In a report detailing the harrowing 18-month occupation of the capital of North Darfur, investigators concluded that the RSF and allied militias deliberately inflicted conditions calculated to bring about the physical destruction of the Zaghawa and Fur ethnic communities. Continue reading...
Mukesh Kapila, a former UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Sudan, has issued a warning that the crisis in El Obeid could become worse than the situation in El Fasher. This highlights escalating humanitarian concerns in the region.

Fault Lines and Lighthouse investigate the siege of Sudan’s el-Fasher, where civilians were trapped, starved and killed.

Approximately 10,000 people were massacred and up to 40,000 disappeared in El Fasher, Sudan, in just two days in October 2025, with the US and UK reportedly choosing to ignore the atrocities despite clear warnings.

In tonight's edition, a new report accuses Sudan's Rapid Support Forces of destroying farms around El Fasher before alleged mass killings in October 2025.

The UN Security Council has announced sanctions against four Sudanese paramilitary commanders for atrocities committed during the capture of El Fasher in Darfur in October, following a proposal from member states.

A "campaign of destruction" in October by Sudanese paramilitary forces against non-Arab communities in and near a city in the western region of Darfur shows "hallmarks of genocide," UN-backed human rights experts said Thursday, a dramatic finding in the country's devastating war.