Deadly drone strikes in North Darfur — El-Fasher

A drone struck a mosque in El-Fasher during dawn prayers.

  • The mosque attack killed scores of people, including many children.
  • Local medics and aid groups reported at least 70 dead in the mosque strike.
  • Days later, a drone hit a busy market in El-Fasher.
  • The market strike killed at least 15 people and wounded many others.
  • Local activists and the Sudanese army blamed the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
  • The RSF has not publicly accepted or denied every specific strike.
  • El-Fasher is under heavy siege and fighting for months.
  • The siege has cut off food, medical supplies and humanitarian aid.
  • Hospitals are overwhelmed and services are collapsing.
  • The UN and rights groups condemned attacks on civilians and places of worship.
  • The strikes raise fears of rising civilian deaths and a deepening humanitarian emergency.
  • Aid groups say malnutrition and disease are already killing people in El-Fasher.
  • International bodies urge immediate access for humanitarian relief and protection of civilians.