SUDAN – Around 450 families have fled El-Fasher to Karnoi in North Darfur, as attacks by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) continue.
In a statement, the Coordination Council of Emergency Rooms in North Darfur said humanitarian conditions have deteriorated in Karnoi amid new arrivals in the town.
It said that most displaced civilians live in harsh conditions, lacking adequate shelter and sufficient food supplies.
It urged humanitarian organizations “to intervene urgently to provide the necessary support and assistance to save lives in Karnoi and prevent the worsening of the current humanitarian crisis.”
Meanwhile, the Dar Hamar Emergency Room, another relief committee, accused the RSF of committing atrocities against civilians in the village of Samhoun, west of An-Nuhud in West Kordofan state.
“RSF forces have turned the village into a base for carrying out widespread looting and theft of property, in addition to kidnapping unarmed civilians and demanding ransom for their release.”
According to local sources, heavy clashes renewed on Wednesday between the army and the RSF in Babnousa in West Kordofan.
“Army forces repelled an RSF attack targeting the city of Babnousa and the headquarters of the army’s 22nd Infantry Division,” the sources said.
Sudanese soldiers shared videos on social media showing troops repelling the RSF assault and maintaining control over the city.
On Oct. 26, the RSF seized control of El-Fasher, the capital of North Darfur, and committed massacres, according to local and international organizations.
RSF Drone Attack Thwarted
The Sudanese army said on Thursday that it repelled a drone attack by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on strategic locations, including an airport and a dam, in northern Sudan.
The army’s 19th Infantry Division said in a statement that its ground forces intercepted a number of suicide drones launched by the RSF on Thursday morning in an attempt to target the headquarters of the division, Merowe Airport, and the Merowe Dam in the Northern State.
Heavy explosions were heard in the vicinity of the airport and dam, witnesses told the local Sudan News. The extent of damage from the attack remains unclear.
There was no immediate comment from the RSF on the army statement.
Al-Rakoba News, citing local sources, said the attack also targeted the state capital Dongola and the city of Al-Dabba.
As one of the key strategic areas in northern Sudan, Merowe houses an airport used for both military and civilian purposes, as well as the Merowe Dam, one of the country’s largest infrastructure projects.
Following the RSF seizure of El-Fasher, the capital of the North Darfur State, the clashes between the rebel group and the Sudanese army spread to new fronts, particularly the central and southern Kordofan states.
Of Sudan’s 18 states, the RSF now holds all five in the Darfur region, except for a few northern areas of North Darfur still under army control.
The Sudanese army continues to dominate most of the remaining 13 states across the south, north, east, and central regions, including the capital, Khartoum.
Since April 15, 2023, the Sudanese army and the RSF have been locked in a war that regional and international mediations have failed to end.
The conflict has killed thousands of people and displaced millions of others.
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