Non-governmental organization, Emergency Lawyers, has reported that series of recent airstrikes on the Darfur region in western Sudan have killed at least 19 people and injured several others.
According to the NGO, the airstrikes took place as fighting intensifies in el-Fasher.
Reports say fighting in el-Fasher continues to intensify as the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces maintain their siege on the capital of North Darfur.
According to Emergency Lawyers, a drone strike by the Sudanese army on a medical clinic in South Darfur killed 12 people on Saturday, August 30, 2025.
Later the same day, bombings against el-Fasher killed seven more people, the NGO says.
Reports say citing medical sources indicate that these strikes were most likely carried out by the RSF.
The paramilitary group of General Hemedti has besieged el-Fasher for more than a year, in an attempt ot to take control of the last major Darfur city still in the hands of the Sudanese army.
Observers say the Rapid Support Forces have stepped up their assaults in recent weeks.
The United Nations said el-Fasher faces starvation as the prolonged siege blocks aid delivery. An estimated 6,000 children suffer from severe acute malnutrition without treatment, according to the UN’s children agency.
“We are witnessing a devastating tragedy – children in el-Fasher are starving while UNICEF’s lifesaving nutrition services are being blocked,” UNICEF executive director Catherine Russell said last week.
Around 260,000 civilians – including 130,000 children – are confined in the area’s main camp for internally displaced people, according to the UN.
UN Secretary-Genial Antonio Guterres on Friday called for a ceasefire to protect the city’s civilians. In a statement, Guterres said he was “appalled” by the RSF’s “relentless attacks.”
Source:Africa Publicity