Tragic Drone Strike in Sudan's El-Fasher City Claims Lives

Mon Oct 20 2025 23:10:05 GMT+0300 (Eastern European Summer Time)

Dozens are reported dead in a devastating drone strike targeting a displacement shelter in the besieged Sudanese city, El-Fasher. The attack highlights the severe humanitarian crisis facing civilians amidst ongoing conflict.

A recent drone strike in El-Fasher, Sudan, led to the deaths of at least 57 individuals, including children, as ongoing conflict between the Rapid Support Forces and government troops continues to devastate civilians. The attack has exacerbated an already dire humanitarian situation in the besieged city.

Dozens of people have been killed in a drone strike at a displacement shelter in el-Fasher, a besieged Sudanese city on the brink of collapse, activists said.

The resistance committee for el-Fasher, made up of local citizens and activists, said the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) hit Dar al-Arqam camp, located within a university, with two drone strikes and eight artillery shells. The RSF has denied it carried out the strike.

Children, women and the elderly were killed in cold blood, and many were completely burned, a statement from the group said.

Eyewitnesses described scenes of panic as rescuers pulled bodies from the rubble.

Sudan Doctors Network reported 57 fatalities from the drone attack, including 17 children, while activists claim at least 60 resulted. Overwhelmed hospitals struggle to treat the injured amid scarce resources.

The RSF has maintained a siege around el-Fasher for 17 months, targeting the last stronghold of the Sudanese army in Darfur. Their recent assaults raise fears that the city may soon fall.

Research indicates the RSF has significantly fortified its position, further trapping approximately 250,000 civilians within the city, who face hunger, disease, and relentless bombardment.

The United Nations has condemned the ongoing attacks on civilians, warning that they could amount to war crimes. The situation remains dire as the conflict continues to displace millions and escalate into one of the world's worst humanitarian crises.