[Sudan] Battles: Armed clash

Summary

Single-source ACLED detection — awaiting independent verification. Armed clashes continued between the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) in southwest El Fasher, North Darfur on April 1, 2025, involving airstrikes, drone warfare, and artillery exchanges. The Joint Forces claimed significant RSF casualties and equipment losses, though casualty figures remain unconfirmed.

Supply chain impact

No commodities or chokepoints are directly mapped to this event; second-order effects depend on how the situation escalates and whether fighting spreads beyond the immediate El Fasher area or disrupts broader regional trade corridors.

Watch points

• Monitor for independent media confirmation of the renewed fighting intensity and any expansion of combat zones beyond El Fasher
• Track humanitarian access disruptions that could signal broader regional instability affecting cross-border trade routes