RSF drone strikes on El Fasher mosque, kills eight
1 July 2024 (ELFASHER) – Eight people, including women and children, were killed and 18 others injured in El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur state, on Monday. The deaths occurred after a drone, reportedly launched by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), targeted a mosque housing a volunteer kitchen providing aid to displaced people.
El Fasher continues to endure daily artillery shelling and drone strikes as the RSF has been attacking the city since 10 May, resulting in numerous civilian deaths and the displacement of thousands.
Dr Ibrahim Al-Ghali, a doctor in El Fasher, told Sudan Tribune: “An RSF drone fired several shells at the ‘Takia’ of the Tijaniya Mosque, killing eight civilians and injuring 18 others.”
He explained that the targeted site provided daily meals to the remaining residents of the Tijaniya neighbourhood, making it a refuge for many women and children seeking food.
Several youth initiatives in El Fasher are providing food and aid to the remaining residents, as the RSF has imposed a siege on the city for over two months, preventing essential food and medicine from reaching the population.
Eyewitnesses informed Sudan Tribune that a large wave of displacement from the northern neighbourhoods of El Fasher and the Abu Shouk camp continues towards the town of “Tawella,” controlled by the Sudan Liberation Movement led by Abdel Wahid Nur.
The displacement is ongoing as the RSF intensifies its artillery shelling on the Abu Shouk camp, which shelters more than 400,000 people.