In Battle No. 214: Crushing the Militia’s Dreams of Capturing El Fasher
Sudan Events – Agencies
On Sunday, the Sudanese Armed Forces and their supporting units delivered a severe blow to the rebel Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia, shattering months-long preparations by the group to seize control of the city of El Fasher—one of the last remaining strongholds resisting their advance.
According to sources cited by Asda’ Sudanese, the force that launched the Sunday morning assault on El Fasher had undergone intensive training for months under the supervision of foreign operatives brought in specifically for this purpose. Some of the troops were reportedly trained in Libya, while others received training in the desert. These units formed the elite nucleus of the militia’s special forces, personally deployed by the RSF’s deputy commander, Abdelrahim Dagalo, who considered the mission of capturing El Fasher to be a simple one—despite the city having stood firm for two consecutive years.
The attacking force, made up primarily of the Mahariya clan and members of the Dagalo family, launched multiple waves of assaults from the eastern and northeastern fronts in a battle that lasted more than five hours.
Resistance and Resolve
In an official statement issued Sunday, the Joint Forces declared a decisive victory in what they called Battle No. 214, announcing that they had repelled a fierce assault by the RSF and its allies, following a night of heavy shelling on residential neighborhoods and internally displaced persons (IDP) camps.
The statement read:
“In the early hours of Sunday, the rebel RSF militia attempted to storm El Fasher from the eastern and northeastern fronts using what they referred to as their ‘Strategic Battalion,’ claiming it was highly trained under orders from their second-in-command. However, the courage and valor of our armed forces, joint units, local resistance, and mobilized citizens in Adab Al-Asi turned the enemy’s ambitions into a humiliating defeat.”
Defeat and Retreat
The Joint Forces revealed the destruction of six Emirati “Sarsar” armored vehicles along with their full crews, and ten combat vehicles with all onboard personnel. Dozens of RSF fighters were reportedly killed or dispersed, with the rest pursued to the outskirts of the city.
“This battle proves,” the statement continued, “that victory is not achieved through wishful thinking or the false propaganda spread by the rebel militia and its misleading media—but through courage, faith in a just cause, and steadfastness. El Fasher will remain standing, like Stalingrad, defying aggressors and invaders alike.”
A Test That Failed
The militia’s assault on Sunday came roughly six weeks after its previous attempt to take El Fasher. Observers attribute the pause to the RSF leadership’s waning confidence in its regular fighters, many of whom had failed in previous offensives on the city. This prompted them to deploy what they labeled as their “elite forces,” in a desperate bid to test new tactics.
However, Sunday’s defeat dealt a major blow to the RSF’s leadership, who had hoped that these special units could succeed where regular forces had failed. Instead, the Sudanese Armed Forces and Joint Units crushed the much-touted elite troops, reducing them to “paper tigers,” as survivors scattered across the valleys of North Darfur.
A Shocking Battle
Military analysts described Sunday’s battle as a stunning and demoralizing defeat for the RSF, noting that the group threw in its best-trained and most equipped units in a final push to seize El Fasher. Having lost its primary force, the militia now has few remaining options. However, some experts warned that the RSF might resort to suicide-style attacks in a last-ditch effort—similar to its failed operations at the Armored Corps and General Command in Khartoum. Should this happen, they say, the militia could face total collapse across the Darfur region.
Source: Asda’ Sudanese
