Tragedy in El-Fasher: Over 60 Lives Lost in Devastating Drone Strike

Sun Oct 12 2025 19:02:08 GMT+0300 (Eastern European Summer Time)

A drone strike in the besieged city of El-Fasher, Sudan, has tragically claimed the lives of at least 60 individuals, primarily among vulnerable populations. This violence exacerbates the ongoing humanitarian crisis in the region as conflict continues to ravage Sudan.

In a shocking incident, a drone strike conducted by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in El-Fasher, Sudan, has resulted in the deaths of at least 60 people. The strike targeted a displacement shelter, affecting women and children amidst an already dire humanitarian crisis. The RSF's siege of the city has further exacerbated conditions for residents suffering from hunger and disease.

At least 60 people have been killed in a drone strike at a displacement shelter in El-Fasher, a besieged Sudanese city on the brink of collapse.

The resistance committee for El-Fasher, made up of local citizens and activists, reported that the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) struck the Dar al-Arqam camp, located within a university, with two drone strikes and eight artillery shells.

Children, women and the elderly were killed in cold blood, and many were completely burned, a statement from the group said, as quoted by the AFP news agency.

The RSF has surrounded El-Fasher for the last 17 months in an attempt to gain control of the Sudanese army's last stronghold in the Darfur region.

The situation in El-Fasher has been described as having gone beyond disaster and genocide, according to the resistance group.

Hunger and disease have spread across the city, as residents contend with constant bombardment and dwindling food and medical supplies.

Sudan has been ravaged by conflict since 2023, after a fallout between top commanders of the RSF and Sudanese army led to a brutal power struggle, creating one of the worst humanitarian crises in recent history.