# El Fasher, Sudan: Map, What Happened and Latest News

Updated 12:32 UTC, 29 Oct 2026. Canonical: https://monitorworld.app/live/el-fasher

**El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur, has been held by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) since 26 October 2025**, when it fell after an 18-month siege. The UN human rights office documented more than 6,000 killings in the days around the takeover, and a UN fact-finding mission found "hallmarks of genocide" (19 February 2026). Amnesty International says fewer than 70,000 people live there now, out of more than a million before the war. UCDP recorded 13 armed-conflict events in North Darfur (30 Aug 2026 to 30 Sep 2026); the full war is on the [Sudan war map](https://monitorworld.app/live/sudan-war-map).

## Key numbers

- Since El Fasher fell to the RSF: **368 days** (26 Oct 2025, UN)
- Killings documented, 25-27 Oct 2025: **6,000+** (OHCHR, 13 Feb 2026)
- People living in the city now: **<70,000** (Amnesty, 23 Oct 2026; 1M+ before the war)
- Conflict events in North Darfur (UCDP): **13** (56 deaths (56-56), 30 Aug 2026 to 30 Sep 2026)

## El Fasher and Darfur: latest media reports

No matching media reports in the past 3 weeks. The dated timeline below lists the key events with their sources.

## El Fasher: dated timeline

- [DATED] [UN human rights chief: drone strikes by both sides killed at least 306 people across Sudan in three weeks of October](https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2026/10/sudan-turk-alarmed-surge-drone-attacks-killing-hundreds-october) (2026-10-23, reported by OHCHR)
- [DATED] [One year after the takeover: Amnesty reports unlawful killings, detention and torture in El Fasher, where fewer than 70,000 people remain](https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2026/10/sudan-el-fasher-civilians-suffer-unlawful-killings-detention-and-torture-one-year-after-citys-capture-by-the-rsf-new-testimony/) (2026-10-23, reported by Amnesty International)
- [DATED] [Talks in Geneva end without a truce; the US says there is no military solution](https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/10/23/us-stresses-there-is-no-military-solution-to-sudan-war-in-geneva-talks/) (2026-10-23, reported by The National)
- [DATED] [Army chief al-Burhan rejects talks and vows to retake all territory from the RSF](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/7/sudans-al-burhan-rejects-talks-vows-to-retake-all-territory-from-rsf) (2026-10-07, reported by Al Jazeera)
- [DATED] [A drone strike near Tina in North Darfur kills 21 people](https://sudantribune.com/article/316460) (2026-07-21, reported by Sudan Tribune)
- [DATED] [UN Fact-Finding Mission finds "hallmarks of genocide" against the Zaghawa and Fur in El Fasher](https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/02/1166997) (2026-02-19, reported by UN News)
- [DATED] [OHCHR documents more than 6,000 killings in El Fasher from 25 to 27 October 2025](https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/02/1166960) (2026-02-13, reported by UN News)
- [DATED] [The IPC confirms famine in El Fasher and Kadugli](https://wfp.org/news/famine-conditions-confirmed-sudans-el-fasher-and-kadugli-hunger-and-malnutrition-ease-where) (2025-11-04, reported by WFP)
- [DATED] [WHO: more than 460 patients and companions reportedly killed at the Saudi Maternity Hospital on 28 October](https://www.who.int/news/item/29-10-2025-who-condemns-killings-of-patients-and-civilians-amid-escalating-violence-in-el-fasher--sudan) (2025-10-29, reported by WHO)
- [DATED] [The RSF takes El Fasher after an 18-month siege](https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/02/1166997) (2025-10-26, reported by UN News)

## Key context

### What happened in El Fasher

El Fasher was the last big city in Darfur held by the Sudanese army and allied Darfuri armed groups. Fighting with the RSF began there on 10 May 2024, and the RSF besieged the city for 18 months. In April 2025 the RSF attacked Zamzam camp just south of the city, where the UN human rights office documented at least 1,013 civilians killed and about 400,000 people fled.

The RSF entered El Fasher on 26 October 2025. The UN human rights office documented more than 6,000 killings from 25 to 27 October, and the WHO reported more than 460 people killed at the Saudi Maternity Hospital. Satellite analysis by the Yale Humanitarian Research Lab found clusters consistent with human bodies. In February 2026 a UN Fact-Finding Mission said genocidal intent against the Zaghawa and Fur was "the only reasonable inference"; no court has ruled on it yet, and the International Criminal Court is investigating crimes in Darfur.

### El Fasher today

The city is under RSF control and part of the territory of the RSF-led "Tasis" administration, whose presidential council took its oath in Nyala in August 2025. The first UN mission reached El Fasher on 26 December 2025; by late 2026 a few aid groups work there, some residents have returned, and Amnesty and local media report arrests and abuses. Drone strikes by both sides hit Darfur and Kordofan, and peace efforts led by the US, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the UAE (the Quad) have not produced a truce.

### Where the people went

IOM's Displacement Tracking Matrix counted more than 106,000 people displaced from El Fasher in the month after the takeover, most to Tawila, Mellit and other places in the locality; Chad registered 19,383 new refugee arrivals by 29 December 2025. Across Sudan, IOM counts about 8.6 million people displaced inside the country (21 September 2026). The IPC confirmed famine in El Fasher on 4 November 2025. [UN OCHA Sudan](https://www.unocha.org/sudan) and [IOM DTM Sudan](https://dtm.iom.int/sudan) publish the latest figures.

### UCDP events by month (30 Aug 2026 to 30 Sep 2026)

Reported by UCDP (Uppsala Conflict Data Program), candidate events 30 Aug 2026 to 30 Sep 2026. Deaths: best estimate, with the low-high range in brackets.

| Month | Events | Deaths: best (low-high) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Sep 2026 | 13 | 56 (56-56) |

### Who fought whom (UCDP dyads)

UCDP candidate events 30 Aug 2026 to 30 Sep 2026. Actor names are UCDP's own labels; deaths are UCDP best estimates, reported by UCDP.

| Sides | Events | Deaths (best) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SFA vs Civilians | 3 | 24 |
| Government of Sudan vs SFA | 7 | 15 |
| Salamat Baggara vs Shurfa | 1 | 10 |
| Farmers (Sudan) vs Herders (Sudan) | 1 | 4 |
| Mahamid vs Salamat Baggara | 1 | 3 |

### Deadliest recorded events (UCDP, 30 Aug 2026 to 30 Sep 2026)

| Date | Place and sides | Deaths: best (low-high) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-09-24 | Sudan: SFA vs Civilians | 18 (18-18) |
| 2026-09-16 | Sudan: Salamat Baggara vs Shurfa | 10 (10-10) |
| 2026-09-20 | Sudan: SFA vs Civilians | 5 (5-5) |
| 2026-09-12 | Sudan: Farmers (Sudan) vs Herders (Sudan) | 4 (4-4) |
| 2026-09-28 | Sudan: Mahamid vs Salamat Baggara | 3 (3-3) |
| 2026-09-12 | Sudan: Government of Sudan vs SFA | 3 (3-3) |

## FAQ

### What happened in El Fasher?

The Rapid Support Forces took El Fasher on 26 October 2025 after an 18-month siege. The UN human rights office documented more than 6,000 killings from 25 to 27 October, and the WHO reported more than 460 people killed at the Saudi Maternity Hospital. Tens of thousands of people fled to Tawila, Mellit and Chad.

### Who controls El Fasher now?

The RSF. The city is part of the area run by the RSF-led "Tasis" administration based in Nyala, while the army-led government sits in Port Sudan and Khartoum. UCDP recorded 13 conflict events in North Darfur (30 Aug 2026 to 30 Sep 2026).

### Was El Fasher a genocide?

A UN Fact-Finding Mission found "hallmarks of genocide" against the Zaghawa and Fur communities in February 2026. That is the finding of a UN investigative body, not a court ruling. The International Criminal Court is investigating crimes in Darfur.

### Where did the people of El Fasher go?

Most went west to Tawila, about 60 km away, or to Mellit and other places nearby; IOM counted more than 106,000 people displaced in the month after the takeover. Others crossed into Chad, which registered 19,383 new arrivals by 29 December 2025.

### Is there famine in El Fasher?

Yes. The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) confirmed famine in El Fasher and Kadugli on 4 November 2025, after months of siege. Aid access has improved only a little since; check UN OCHA and WFP for the latest.

### Is there a ceasefire in Sudan?

No. The Quad (the US, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the UAE) proposed a 90-day humanitarian truce, but army chief al-Burhan rejected talks on 7 October 2026, and a meeting in Geneva ended without a truce later that month.

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## Sources

- [UCDP Candidate Events Dataset](https://ucdp.uu.se/): Uppsala Conflict Data Program, CC BY 4.0. Candidate (preliminary) events to 30 Sep 2026, not live. Fatalities are UCDP best / low / high estimates.
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- [UN OCHA: Sudan](https://www.unocha.org/sudan): humanitarian situation and access.
- [IOM Displacement Tracking Matrix: Sudan](https://dtm.iom.int/sudan): displacement figures.
- [UN Fact-Finding Mission for Sudan](https://www.ohchr.org/en/hr-bodies/hrc/ffm-sudan/index): findings on El Fasher.
- [Yale Humanitarian Research Lab](https://ysph.yale.edu/hrl/): satellite analysis of El Fasher.
- [International Criminal Court: Darfur](https://www.icc-cpi.int/darfur): the ICC investigation in Darfur.

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