Burhan visits El Fasher displaced in Northern State

November 8, 2025 (AL-DABBAH) – Sudan’s army chief, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, on Saturday assessed the conditions of people displaced by the Rapid Support Forces’ (RSF) takeover of El Fasher who have sought refuge in Al-Dabbah, Northern State.

Burhan visited the Al-Affad camp, east of Al-Dabbah city, where thousands of displaced people from El Fasher have arrived.

The Minister of Social Development, Mutasim Ahmed Saleh, stated on Saturday that the number of displaced people who have fled from El Fasher to the Northern State has reached 50,000.

During the visit, which lasted approximately 35 minutes, Burhan inspected the field medical clinics, listened to the needs of the displaced, and pledged to provide the missing medical and food supplies.

The army leader also held a meeting with the Al-Dabbah locality’s emergency and crisis committee, which is currently operating from within the camp.

Separately, sources said Burhan met with the North Darfur governor, the state security committee, and the 6th Division commander at the 73rd Infantry Brigade headquarters in Al-Dabbah. The officials had reportedly arrived in the area days earlier.

A statement from the Al-Dabbah locality said Burhan inspected the conditions of the displaced who recently sought refuge there, fleeing the “scourges of war.”

It noted that Burhan listened to a briefing from the crisis committee about the overall situation in the camp and efforts to provide basic services and aid.

An estimated 81,000 people fled El Fasher after the RSF seized control of it. While some were displaced to other areas in North Darfur, such as Tawila, Mellit, and Garni, others fled on the long journey to Al-Dabbah.