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Fears of a bloodbath

Fears of a bloodbath as RSF rebels take key Sudan city of El Fasher. Here’s how we got here

Sudanese rebels have driven government forces from El Fasher, the last stronghold of the country’s regime in the western Darfur region, amid a brutal struggle for territory that has led to alleged genocide and contributed to one of the world’s most severe humanitarian crises.

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Sudan govt accuses RSF of attacking mosques in El-Fasher takeover

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RSF’s takeover of Sudan’s el-Fasher a ‘terrible escalation’ that raises new concerns

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Fear of mass killings as thousands trapped in besieged Sudan city taken by militia group

The conflict started in April 2023 after the country's two leading military figures fell out over the future direction of the country.

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Sudan: After RSF takeover, atrocities feared in Darfur

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Fears of ethnic cleansing after Sudan’s El-Fasher falls to paramilitaries

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The Fall Of El Fasher And Another Wave Of Atrocity Crimes In Darfur

On October 26, 2025, after some eighteen months of siege, El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur, fell to the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces

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Sudan civil war escalates as RSF forces reportedly push into beleaguered army stronghold of El-Fasher

Sudan's RSF paramilitary forces reportedly launch an attack on the army's last stronghold in Darfur, where tens of thousands of civilians are trapped.

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A Dramatic Shift in Sudan’s Brutal Civil War

Burhan, confirmed that his forces had withdrawn from El Fasher, a decisive shift in control of the sprawling Darfur region of Sudan.

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UN refugee agency warns of worsening humanitarian crisis as violence forces thousands to flee El-Fasher

UNHCR and ICRC urge protection of civilians and safe access for aid as violence escalates in Sudan's Darfur region - Anadolu Ajansı

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Sudan army admits loss of key city as reports of atrocities emerge

Sudan's army admitted on Monday it had withdrawn from the strategic hub of El-Fasher, while the United Nations issued a stark warning over reports of "atrocities" by the paramilitary group now in control of the city.

Capture of Darfur city by Sudan's paramilitary forces could cement country's split

A Sudanese paramilitary force is battling the last pockets of resistance in El Fasher, a Darfur city that has endured a brutal 18-month siege and where a full takeover would entrench a geographical division of the country between rival military factions.