Devastating Drone Strike in Sudan Claims 60 Lives in El-Fasher

Mon Oct 20 2025 09:05:22 GMT+0300 (Eastern European Summer Time)

A drone strike in the besieged city of El-Fasher, Sudan, leaves at least 60 dead, including women and children, exacerbating the ongoing humanitarian crisis in the region.

At least 60 individuals have lost their lives due to a drone strike at a displacement camp in El-Fasher, with reports indicating that the paramilitary RSF conducted the attack. Conditions in the city remain dire as aid shortages and ongoing violence continue to deepen the humanitarian crisis.

At least 60 people have been killed in a drone strike at a displacement shelter in El-Fasher, a besieged Sudanese city on the brink of collapse.

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.

Children, women, and the elderly were reportedly among those killed in cold blood, with many suffering from severe burns, according to statements from the group as quoted by AFP news agency.

The RSF has surrounded El-Fasher for the last 17 months, attempting to take control of the Sudanese army's last stronghold in the Darfur region.

The situation in El-Fasher has escalated to a point described by the resistance group as having gone beyond disaster and genocide. Hunger and disease are rampant, as residents struggle with constant bombardment and scant food and medical resources.

This conflict in Sudan has been ongoing since 2023, arising from a fallout between top commanders of the RSF and the Sudanese army, resulting in one of the worst humanitarian crises in recent history.