RSF shelling, drone strikes kill at least 10 in Sudan’s El Fasher

October 10, 2025 (EL FASHER) – At least 10 people were killed and others injured on Friday in artillery and drone strikes by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) targeting El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur state.

Since dawn on Friday, the RSF has launched artillery shelling on large parts of El Fasher and has also attacked several locations with drones.

Local sources told Sudan Tribune that Friday’s RSF shelling killed more than 10 civilians and wounded others.

The same sources added that the RSF used drones and heavy artillery to shell the Abu Shouk camp for displaced people, the Daraja neighbourhood, and the Dar al-Arqam centre, which shelters displaced persons in El Fasher.

The shelling also targeted some Sudanese army positions and large areas in the western part of the city.

Since May 2024, the RSF has subjected El Fasher to a tight siege in an attempt to capture it and complete its control over the entire Darfur region, after having seized the capitals of South, West, Central, and East Darfur states in late 2023.