Sudan Conflict: RSF Shelling Kills 14 in Darfur Displacement Camp
The attack targeted the Abu Shouk camp near El-Fasher, the capital of North Darfur, which is currently under Sudanese army control.
At least 14 civilians killed in Sudan's North Darfur following artillery shelling by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on the Abu Shouk displacement camp. Photo/Human Rights Watch.
By Juliet Jerotich
At least 14 civilians lost their lives on Wednesday following heavy artillery shelling by Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on a displacement camp in North Darfur.
The attack targeted the Abu Shouk camp near El-Fasher, the capital of North Darfur, which is currently under Sudanese army control.
According to the local Emergency Response Room, a volunteer group providing critical aid in conflict zones, the RSF bombardment hit both residential quarters and a market within the camp.
Several others were reported injured in the attack. This latest assault echoes a similar incident on May 18, when another shelling attributed to the RSF also killed 14 people in the same camp.
Abu Shouk camp is home to tens of thousands of people displaced by previous waves of violence in Darfur, as well as the current war that erupted in April 2023 between Sudan’s national army and the RSF. Since the fall of the capital Khartoum to the RSF in March, the paramilitary group has escalated its offensives across Darfur, with El-Fasher being the last remaining major city in the region still controlled by the army.
The ongoing conflict has devastated Sudan. Over 13 million people have been forced from their homes, creating what is now considered the world’s largest hunger and displacement crisis. Tens of thousands have been killed since the war began, with essential services and infrastructure across the country severely impacted.
The territorial division in Sudan is now stark: the army maintains control over central, northern, and eastern parts of the country, while the RSF dominates much of the western Darfur region and parts of the south.
Humanitarian agencies and volunteer rescue groups continue to face immense challenges as violence intensifies, especially in areas like Darfur, where displaced populations are highly vulnerable.
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