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At the very least 80,000 individuals displaced as Sudan’s humanitarian disaster deepens after the RSF’s seize of el-Fasher.
Revealed On 6 Nov 2025
In western Sudan, the variety of individuals fleeing el-Fasher and its surrounding villages in North Darfur in the hunt for security is rising.
As of Tuesday, the International Organization for Migration estimated that 81,817 individuals have been displaced within the space – most on foot – for the reason that paramilitary Fast Help Forces (RSF) seized the town on October 26, ending an 18-month siege and driving out the Sudanese military.
Lots of the displaced have sought refuge in numerous components of el-Fasher, the capital of North Darfur State, and within the close by city of Tawila.
Hundreds of individuals inside the town are feared to have been killed for the reason that RSF took management.
The United Nations and worldwide support businesses have confirmed quite a few accounts from survivors reporting that RSF fighters have carried out mass executions, torture, rape and sexual abuse and have held individuals for ransom. Famine is spreading whereas outbreaks of cholera and different lethal ailments proceed to rise.
Greater than 9.5 million individuals displaced
In response to the UN, Sudan is going through the world’s largest humanitarian and displacement disaster with greater than 9.5 million individuals internally displaced throughout 10,929 areas in 185 localities, spanning all 18 states of Sudan.
A lot of the displaced have sought refuge in South Darfur (1.84 million), North Darfur (1.75 million) and Central Darfur (978,000). Greater than half, or 51 p.c, of these displaced are kids underneath the age of 18.
Sudan’s civil warfare between Sudan’s army and the RSF started on April 15, 2023, and each side have been accused of warfare crimes and crimes towards humanity. The RSF has additionally been implicated in atrocities in Darfur that the UN stated might quantity to genocide.
Even earlier than the present warfare started, the Worldwide Group for Migration estimated that greater than 2.32 million individuals had already been displaced in Sudan, principally in Darfur, as a result of years of battle and climate-driven crises.
Since April 2023, a further 7.25 million individuals have been displaced inside Sudan, together with round 2.7 million from Khartoum State, 2 million from South Darfur and an identical quantity from North Darfur.
Greater than 4.3 million refugees
Along with 9.58 million internally displaced individuals, an estimated 4.34 million have fled to neighbouring nations as refugees, bringing the full variety of displaced throughout Sudan to 14 million – greater than 1 / 4 of the nation’s 51 million inhabitants.
Most have sought refuge in Egypt (1.5 million), South Sudan (1.25 million) and Chad (1.2 million). Of those that fled, about 70 p.c are Sudanese nationals whereas 30 p.c are non-Sudanese.
