Sudan, once a cradle of ancient civilization along the Nile, has turned into a landscape of ruin and despair. Since April 2023, the brutal power struggle between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has unleashed one of the world’s worst humanitarian disasters. The UN reports that over 10 million people are now displaced, entire cities lie in rubble, and famine is being used as a weapon of war. Hospitals have been bombed, doctors killed, and refugee camps attacked — as seen in North Darfur where RSF assaults left 40 refugees dead, mostly women and children.
The World Health Organization confirms airstrikes have destroyed medical facilities, while Amnesty International accuses the RSF of genocide and ethnic cleansing in Darfur. The United States has also formally recognized the atrocities as acts of genocide.
Yet, as Sudan burns, the world remains silent — governments issue statements, resolutions are passed, and nothing changes. The war is no longer just about power; it’s about the extinction of humanity’s conscience. Sudan stands as a mirror reflecting our collective moral decay — a civilization that can build rockets to Mars but cannot save a starving child in Khartoum.

Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have reportedly killed over 1,500 civilians in El-Fasher, the last major city in Darfur previously held by the Sudanese army. The massacre occurred over just three days as RSF troops captured the city following a 17-month siege. According to the Sudanese Doctors Network and Al Jazeera, RSF fighters executed civilians attempting to flee, marking what observers describe as a “true genocide.” The group also claims that RSF attacks — including bombings, starvation tactics, and extrajudicial killings — have killed nearly 14,000 people in El-Fasher over the past 18 months. Since the outbreak of war between the RSF and the Sudanese army in 2023, thousands have died and over 12 million people have been displaced. The Sudanese government stated that about 2,000 people have been killed in El-Fasher since Sunday, underscoring the country’s deepening humanitarian catastrophe.

In Sudan’s besieged western city of El Fasher, a drone attack by the rebel Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on a shelter for displaced persons has killed at least 60 people. The shelter, located on a university field, continues to have victims’ bodies unrecovered. Local resistance committees have condemned the attack as a “massacre” and urged the international community to intervene swiftly. Since April 2023, the ongoing conflict between Sudanese government forces and RSF has claimed thousands of lives, displaced millions, and left nearly 25 million people facing extreme famine. El Fasher, the last state capital in Darfur outside RSF control, has emerged as a critical front in the conflict. Human rights organizations have described the city as “an open-air morgue” due to the deteriorating humanitarian conditions and rising civilian casualties. Immediate relief and international attention are considered crucial.

Amid a prolonged drought in South Sudan, remote villages like Lohobohobo rely on traditional rainmakers to secure crops and livelihoods. Solomon Atur, a local rainmaker, was blamed for failing to bring rain and fled in fear, but was forcibly returned and buried alive by villagers. This tragic event underscores the deadly consequences of extreme superstition compounded by food insecurity and climate stress. Over the past four decades, several rainmakers in the disappearing mountain ranges have faced similar fates, including burial, burning, or exile. Experts say the climate crisis, recurring droughts, and rising frustration among agrarian communities are fueling violence against traditional practitioners, reflecting the dangerous intersection of environmental hardship and local beliefs. Al Jazeera confirmed the incident through multiple sources, including family members and local officials.

At least 78 people were killed and 20 others injured when a drone strike hit a mosque in Sudan’s El-Fasher city, escalating the conflict between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

The RSF, which has been locked in a brutal power struggle with the army for over two years, has recently intensified efforts to seize El-Fasher. Reports also emerged of attacks on nearby displacement camps, much of which are now under RSF control.

The UN has warned that the conflict is increasingly taking on ethnic dimensions, with the RSF accused of targeting non-Arab communities in areas under its control—allegations the group has consistently denied.

Over 100,000 people in Sudan have been infected with cholera in the past year, as the country faces its largest hunger crisis. The outbreak, described as the worst in recent years, has claimed at least 2,561 lives since August 2024. The cholera surge coincides with ongoing conflict between the military and Rapid Support Forces, which has killed over 20,000 people and displaced 14 million. Humanitarian agencies warn urgent aid is needed to prevent further catastrophe.

A catastrophic landslide struck Sudan’s southern Marra mountain region on August 31, killing more than 1,000 people and erasing an entire village. Only one resident reportedly survived. The Sudan Liberation Movement confirmed the tragedy, appealing to the UN and international groups for help in recovering bodies. Many victims had sought refuge in the remote mountains to escape the ongoing civil war between Sudan’s army and paramilitary forces. The disaster highlights the deadly mix of conflict, displacement, and natural calamity in the region.

The Sudanese Foreign Ministry has accused the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of killing 300 civilians in Al-Nahud, located in the Kordofan region. The RSF announced they had taken control of the region after a day of fighting with South Sudanese forces. The Foreign Ministry has called on the UN Security Council and international organizations to abandon their complacent attitude toward the RSF.

More than 30 civilians have been killed and dozens injured in a paramilitary assault on El Fasher, Sudan. The conflict between the Sudanese military and paramilitary forces has raged since April 2023, with various regions under military control.

More than 400 people have reportedly been killed in a series of ground and air assaults by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on refugee camps around El Fasher in Sudan’s Darfur region. The UN confirmed at least 148 deaths between Thursday and Saturday, with the actual number believed to be significantly higher. Nine aid workers are among the dead. The RSF denies targeting civilians, claiming instead that the Sudanese army was using the camps as military bases and civilian shields.

More than 100 people, including 20 children and 9 aid workers, were killed in two days of attacks by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and allied militias on Zamzam and Abu Shorouk refugee camps in El Fasher, North Darfur. UN Humanitarian Coordinator Clementine Nkweta-Salami condemned the attacks, which occurred on Friday and Saturday, and described them as grave violations of international humanitarian law.

Sudanese Army Chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan announced on Wednesday that the military has regained control of Khartoum International Airport and declared the capital “liberated.” For the past two years, the airport had been under the control of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), but it has now been reclaimed by Sudanese armed forces. Last Friday, the Sudanese army also took full control of the presidential palace in Khartoum, which had similarly been under RSF occupation for the past two years.

A Sudanese military aircraft crashed near Wadi Sayidna Air Base on the outskirts of Khartoum, killing at least 10 people, including civilians, democracy activists reported. Several others were injured. Military sources cited a technical failure as the cause of the crash, which also damaged nearby homes. Residents reported a loud explosion that disrupted local electricity supply.