[Sudan] Battles: Armed clash
Country
AI Brief
On 16 April 2025, clashes between RSF, backed by a militia (described as an Arab militia, coded as Darfur Arab militia), and SAF, backed by Darfur Joint Forces/JSAMF, continued in southeast and northeast El Fasher (Al Fasher, North Darfur), with RSF fighter drones and artillery shelling. The Joint forces shot down RSF fighter drones and claimed they have killed 70 RSF soldiers including commanders, destroyed 15 military vehicles and 4 trucks, and 62 civilians were killed and 75 were wounded due to RSF shelling. Other sources mentioned that 57 civilians were killed and 9 were wounded due to RSF shelling. Fatalities coded as 127 (70 RSF + 57 civilians).
- Severity
- CRITICAL
- Occurred
- 2025-04-16
- Country
- Sudan
- Event type
- armed_conflict
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