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October 21, 2025
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Civilians in Sudan's al-Fashir cower from drones as siege worsens hunger

Civilians in Sudan's al-Fashir cower from drones as siege worsens hunger

Famine-stricken al-Fashir is the Sudanese army's last holdout in the vast, western region of Darfur as it battles the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in a civil war that has raged for two.....

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Civilians in Sudan's al-Fashir are enduring a humanitarian catastrophe, cowering in bunkers from relentless drone and shell attacks amidst a worsening siege by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). This critical situation is exacerbating hunger and threatening the lives of approximately 250,000 residents still trapped in the city.

  • More than one million people have fled al-Fashir during an 18-month siege by the RSF.
  • Residents avoid drones by limiting daytime movement and not using lights after dark; drones have followed civilians into areas like clinics, as described by Dr. Ezzeldin Asow, head of al-Fashir's Southern Hospital.
  • At the Abu Taleb school shelter, at least 18 people were killed in a week from September 30 due to bombardment, a drone attack, and an RSF raid.
  • The Dar al-Arqam displacement shelter recorded 57 dead, including 17 children, from strikes on October 10-11, with satellite imagery from Yale Humanitarian Research Lab (HRL) confirming six impact points.
  • Activists from the al-Fashir Resistance Committee report an average of 30 people dying daily from violence, hunger, and disease, with bodies scattered in the streets posing a health risk.

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