The Sudanese army announced on Friday that 35 civilians were killed and 40 others injured in artillery shelling by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia targeting neighborhoods in the city of El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur State.
The 6th Infantry Division of the Sudanese army in El Fasher stated that the militia carried out random and scattered shelling on residential neighborhoods in the city on Thursday.
The statement added that among the dead were women, children, and elderly people. Forty others sustained serious injuries and were taken to hospitals for treatment.
The division reported that its forces repelled an attack on the northeastern axis on Thursday, during which the RSF suffered heavy losses in personnel and equipment. It confirmed that the situation in El Fasher is under control and that the armed forces there remain cohesive.
