Retaliatory RSF attacks force mass displacement near El-Fasher
March 2, 2025 (EL FASHER) – The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) launched retaliatory attacks on dozens of villages in the southeastern part of El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur, leading to the displacement of thousands of residents towards the Zamzam IDP camp.
The security and humanitarian conditions in large areas of North Darfur state continue to deteriorate due to the violent attacks carried out by the RSF on villages neighbouring the capital of North Darfur, which has been under a tight siege for nearly a year.
The spokesperson for the Zamzam camp, Mohamed Khamis Doda, told Sudan Tribune that the RSF forces attacked 52 villages in the Dar Al Salam locality southeast of El Fasher on Saturday, looted livestock, killed citizens, and displaced thousands of residents from these villages to the Zamzam camp.
He explained that the attacks came in response to the destruction of a massive RSF supply convoy by the army and the joint force in the Ad-Daba area.
He pointed out that the Zamzam camp is facing unprecedented population pressure due to the arrival of thousands of civilians from villages east, south, and west of El Fasher. These civilians are seeking shelter in the camp, which suffers from a severe shortage of food and medicine due to the cessation of international organizations’ work due to insecurity.
On February 27, the Sudanese army and its allies in the joint force destroyed a large RSF military supply convoy that was on its way to El Fasher city, the capital of North Darfur state, from South Darfur state.
Additionally, a statement issued by the spokesperson for the Sudan Liberation Movement, al-Sadiq Ali al-Nur, said that the RSF forces and their mercenaries attacked several villages south of El Fasher, starting with the Saturday market in the centre of the “Qarwid Bishm” area in the Dar Al Salam locality. According to the spokesperson, the attack destroyed water stations and the main market in the area.
He noted that the attack included the villages of “Dar Al-Naim, Koshong, Bina 1, Bina 2, Sanana, Raida, Kamba, Hallat Amrudum, Hallat Abdallah Mustafa, Khazan Aroka,” and other neighbouring villages.
Al-Nur reported the killing of some shepherds, the looting of large quantities of livestock, and the seizure of “Starlink” satellite internet devices, electricity generators, solar energy devices, and water pumps.
He revealed the killing of some women, children, and the elderly and the forcing of the remaining citizens to flee towards the Zamzam IDP camp in El Fasher.