El Fasher / Zamzam Camp / Shangil Tobaya Camp / Port Sudan – The humanitarian crisis in El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur, continues to worsen, trapped between civilians escalating violence and serious food and water shortages. El Fasher has been involved in the conflict since May last year, with paramilitary swift supporters tightening the siege to acquire Darfur’s government base. Recently, El Fasher has experienced heavy artillery fire and an increasing threat of spreading hunger in the area.
Sudanese fighters bombed weekly markets in Torah, north Darfur near El Fascher on March 24, killing dozens and wounding many, with several reports estimated hundreds of deaths.
The following week, El Fasher’s paramilitary RSF artillery fire following week killed at least nine civilians and wounded 17 people, according to the Sudanese 6th Infantry Division.
On March 28, SAF bombed the Shangil Tobaya camp, wounding five displaced people. General coordination of camps for displaced and refugees has denounced the SAF targeting private infrastructure.
The hunger condition, categorized as Integrated Food Security Stage Classification (IPC) Phase 5, the highest level on the IPC Acute Food Anxiety Scale, was confirmed in July 2023 at the Zamzam Displacement Camp, where thousands of children face life-threatening malnutrition.
“RSF blocking”
Local activists and mediators are calling for the RSF to lift the blockade in line with international directives and UN resolutions.
Armed movements in alignment with the RSF, such as the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement North (SPLM-N) under the leadership of Abderaziz El Hill, the Sudan Revolution Front led by Eldi Idris, and the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement North (SPLM-N), have announced the creation of a “safe corridor” to help civilians flee El Fascher and the nearby Zamzam camp.
These moves placed in the RSF recently signed a controversial and widely condemned charter in Nairobi, allowing for a governing body of regional rivals controlled by the RSF.
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Culture and Information Minister Khaled Aleiser accused foreign states of supplying weapons and missiles to the RSF, turning the siege into a blockade of both land and air. He added that government forces had air-controlled food and medicines on Elle Fascher.
The Sudan Liberation Army (SLF) Alliance, led by El Tahir Hajah, provided safe passage to civilians and sought emergency assistance. The mainstream Sudan liberation movement under the leadership of Abdelwahid Mohamed Nur also encouraged relocation to areas under their control.
united nations
The United Nations shows they are ready to intervene. UN officials representing Sudan’s humanitarian coordinator met with Sudan’s officials in Port Sudan to discuss the coordinated response.
According to Sudanese news agency, Minister Khalid Aleisil urged the United Nations to use aircraft and transport vehicles under its own flag to save lives in El Fascher and nearby areas.
General Ibrahim Jabber, a member of the Sovereign Council, who met with the UN delegation, repeatedly appealed to the UN agencies to increase pressure on the RSF to allow humanitarian convoys.
He reaffirmed the government’s willingness to work with international stakeholders to promote the provision of aid across Sudan.
