Part of War in Sudan (2023–present) and Darfur campaign
The status of El Fasher and Tawila
Date
1st phase: April 15–20, 2023 (Ceasefire) 2nd phase: May 12–29, 2023 (Ceasefire) 3rd phase: August 18, 2023–present (Ongoing)
Location
El Fasher, Sudan
Status
Ceasefire, sporadic skirmishes
RSF and SAF agree to a ceasefire by April 20 in the first battle
Clashes resume between May 12 and May 29 after ceasefire fails
Second ceasefire begins on May 30, lasting until August 18
Territorial changes
SAF comes under control of southern El Fasher, the Joint Darfur Force in the north, and RSF in parts of the west and east
Belligerents
Sudanese Armed Forces
6th Infantry Division[1] SLM-Tambour
SLM-Minnawi (from November 16)[2]
Joint Darfur Force
SLM - Minnawi (until November 16)[2]
Justice and Equality Movement
Sudanese Alliance
Gathering of Sudan Liberation Forces
Sudan Liberation Movement - El Foka SLM - el-Nur Sudan Justice and Equality Forces
Rapid Support Forces
Commanders and leaders
Nimir Mohammed Abdelrahman[3] Minni Minawi[4] Babikir Musa †[5] Gibril IbrahimEl Sadig El Foka Abdelwahid al-Nur
Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown
Unknown
4 injured
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War in Sudan (2023–present)
Prelude
War in Darfur
Sudanese revolution
2021 Sudanese coup d'état
Battles
Khartoum
Khartoum airport
Laboratory crisis
Yarmouk airstrike
Darfur campaign
Geneina
Nyala
El Fasher
Zalingei
Kutum
Kabkabiya
Merowe
El Obeid
Kadugli
Wad Madani
Babanusa
War crimes
Ardamata
Mayo shelling
Masalit massacres
Misterei
Humanitarian crisis
Refugee crisis
Forced deportation of Eritreans
Evacuation of foreign nationals
France [fr]
India
Germany
Other
Timeline
2023
2024
Treaty of Jeddah (2023)
The Battle of El Fasher is an ongoing battle for control of the town of El Fasher in North Darfur during the Sudan conflict.[6] 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.
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".[7]
^"IOM: 190 families displaced by North Darfur clashes". September 11, 2023.
^ ab"Darfur Joint Force deploys more troops to protect civilians". Sudan Tribune. December 3, 2023.
^"West Darfur clashes leave 25 dead, prisoners freed in Nyala, El Fasher, and Ed Daein". April 26, 2023.
^"Minawi's field commander slain in suspected RSF ambush in North Darfur". Sudan Tribune. November 6, 2023.
^Salih, Zeinab Mohammed; Michaelson, Ruth (2023-05-01). "Medics in Sudan warn of crisis as health system near collapse". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-05-08.
^Murray, Yvonne (2023-12-02). "Dismay as world is 'silent' on atrocities in Sudan". RTÉ News.
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