1,300 people with gunshot wounds arrive in Tawila from El Fasher
November 4, 2025 (TAWILA) – The Jebel Marra Coordination Council in the Tawila area of North Darfur state said on Tuesday that about 1,300 people with gunshot wounds have arrived from El Fasher.
More than 5,000 individuals have arrived in Tawila out of 70,000 people who fled El Fasher after the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) took control on Oct. 26. The council said the RSF committed numerous atrocities, including mass killings, sexual violence, humiliation, and extortion.
The coordinator of the Jebel Marra Coordination Council, Abdel Hafeez Ali Jado, told Sudan Tribune that “1,300 people with gunshot wounds have arrived in Tawila from El Fasher.”
He said these injuries resulted from attacks the displaced people were subjected to as they fled El Fasher.
Abdel Hafeez also revealed the arrival of approximately 1,400 families, comprising up to 8,400 individuals, from El Fasher to the Golo area in Central Darfur State, within the Jebel Marra region.
Abdullah Harran, deputy head of the Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM), confirmed that a huge number of displaced people have arrived in Tawila, with their numbers increasing daily, making it difficult to estimate an exact figure.
Harran told Sudan Tribune on Tuesday that the displaced are spreading throughout the movement’s areas of control after arriving in the Tawila area. He said the movement’s civil authority is working to provide shelter and assistance, while also mobilizing citizens to contribute.
Harran renewed his appeal to international organisations and aid agencies to assist the displaced from El Fasher, stressing the need to support them in these difficult humanitarian circumstances.
Displaced families in Tawila, which is under the control of the SLM led by Abdel Wahid al-Nur, are facing extreme difficulties obtaining drinking water, amid complaints of its salinity due to overcrowding.
86% of the displaced families in Tawila, which hosts 650,000 IDPs, are forced to eat poor-quality food, according to an assessment published by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) last week.