Battle of El Fasher
The Battle of El Fasher is an ongoing battle for control of the town of El Fasher in North Darfur during the 2023 Sudan conflict. The first battle for the city took place between April 15 and April 20 2023, and resulted in a ceasefire that held until May 12. Clashes broke out again between May 12 and 29, and ended with a more stable ceasefire that lasted until August. By September, the city had become a haven for refugees across the region, and was also suffering from food and water shortages.
| Battle of El Fasher | |||||||||
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| Part of War in Sudan (2023) | |||||||||
The status of El Fasher and Tawila | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
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Sudanese Armed Forces
SLM-Minnawi (from November 16)
Sudan Liberation Movement - El Foka SLM - el-Nur Sudan Justice and Equality Forces | Rapid Support Forces | ||||||||
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Nimir Mohammed Abdelrahman Minni Minawi Babikir Musa † Gibril Ibrahim El Sadig El Foka Abdelwahid al-Nur | Unknown | ||||||||
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| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||||
| 4 injured | |||||||||
By December 2023, the United Nations is preparing to withdraw its political mission from Sudan. Nathaniel Raymond, a UN human rights investigator, said "if El Fasher falls, the RSF will be able to complete the genocide begun by the Janjaweed through ethnic cleansing of those they have not displaced or killed so far".