{"id":56575,"date":"2025-11-01T02:42:11","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T23:42:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/?p=56575"},"modified":"2025-11-01T02:42:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T23:42:11","slug":"war-in-sudan-humanitarian-fighting-control-developments-october-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/01\/war-in-sudan-humanitarian-fighting-control-developments-october-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"War in Sudan: Humanitarian, fighting, control developments, October 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sudan Events – Agencies<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sudan\u2019s civil war between the regular army known as the Sudan Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces continues unabated.<\/p>\n

The conflict is well into its third year and has seen both sides allegedly commit war crimes and crimes against humanity. In addition, the RSF is implicated in atrocities that may amount to genocide, especially in the sprawling western region of Darfur.
\nHere are the key battlefield, humanitarian and political developments from this month.<\/p>\n

Fighting and military control<\/strong><\/p>\n

The RSF now effectively controls the entire western region of Darfur after capturing the besieged city of el-Fasher on October 26.
\nDuring the RSF\u2019s invasion of el-Fasher, it began a campaign of mass killing against civilians fleeing to remote villages and towns. The local monitor, Sudan Doctors Network, said at least 1,500 people were murdered in 48 hours.
\nThe RSF also captured the strategic town of Baraa in North Kordofan state at the end of October. The RSF was reported to have committed acute human rights abuses in Baraa. According to the Sudan Doctors Network, at least 47 people were murdered in their homes, and more than 4,500 people have been uprooted to surrounding towns and cities.
\nWith the capture of Baraa and el-Fasher, the RSF is now poised to attack North Kordofan\u2019s capital, el-Obeid. The loss of the city could prove to be a major setback for the SAF, since the city operates as a major buffer to protect central and eastern Sudan, which the army controls.<\/p>\n

Humanitarian crisis<\/strong>
\nTens of thousands of civilians remain trapped in el-Fasher and hiding from RSF troops in underground trenches, or they are trekking in the middle of the desert to reach towns roughly 60 kilometres (37 miles) away.
\nPrior to the RSF\u2019s capture of el-Fasher, it had imposed a suffocating siege on the city for more than 18 months. The siege forced hundreds of thousands of residents to try and flee, while those who remained staved off starvation by eating animal fodder known locally as \u201cambaz\u201d. Those now trekking through the desert to reach safety risk dying of thirst and hunger on the road.
\nThe UN\u2019s top aid official, Tom Fletcher, said that \u201cwomen and girls are being raped and people being mutilated\u201d as he described the terrifying plight of people trying to flee el-Fasher.
\nAccording to the International Organisation for Migration, just more than 33,000 people have reached nearby towns. New arrivals do not have adequate shelter or food aid, and most people are relying on local volunteers for sustenance.
\nThe situation in North Kordofan is also catastrophic. The Sudan Doctors Network said that about 1,900 people reached el-Obeid from Bara. Most are sleeping in open-air huts without roofs or adequate sanitation.
\nDespite famine levels of hunger spreading across Sudan, the SAF took the measure of declaring two top World Food Program officials as \u201cpersona non grata\u201d, raising concerns about the SAF\u2019s commitment to mitigating the hunger crisis. Sudan\u2019s state-run news agency claimed that the officials violated their \u201cneutrality\u201d without offering further explanation.
\nWFP said in a statement that the expulsions of two of its top officials \u201cjeopardises\u201d their humanitarian operations at a time when 24 million people are acutely food insecure across the country.<\/p>\n

Diplomacy and political developments<\/strong><\/p>\n

The United States, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Saudi Arabia \u2013 four countries engaged in mediation efforts in Sudan and collectively known as the Quad \u2013 met in Washington to discuss implementing a roadmap to end the war on October 25. The Quad reportedly made little progress and merely agreed to form a symbolic \u201cjoint committee\u201d to end the conflict.
\nThe diplomatic meeting occurred two days before the RSF invaded el-Fasher and committed new atrocities. The RSF has previously exploited mediation forums and peace talks to wage major offensives. For example, in November 2023, the RSF captured four out of the five states in Darfur in a lightning rod attack shortly after ceasefire talks had stalled in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
\nOn October 16, SAF chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan met Egypt\u2019s President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi to discuss a possible ceasefire.
\nDiplomacy to end the war has so far failed to meaningfully mitigate atrocities or secure a basic ceasefire.<\/p>\n

Source: aljazeera net<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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