Sean Savitt, spokesperson for the White House National Security Council, announced on Sunday that the United States is urging the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) to immediately halt their attacks on the city of El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur in western Sudan.
“We call on the RSF to immediately stop attacks on El Fasher, Sudan,” he wrote on “X”. “In recent days the RSF’s months-long siege of the city has escalated, threatening the lives of hundreds of thousands of Sudanese already facing famine and displacement.”
He further condemned the attacks by the RSF, particularly on displacement camps and hospitals, describing them as “horrific.” Savitt called on the international community to join the U.S. in urging the Rapid Support Forces to protect civilians by immediately stopping their assault on El Fasher.
Over the past three days, the intensity of confrontations in El Fasher has escalated.
According to “Sudan Tribune,” on Thursday, the Sudanese army and its allies managed to repel one of the largest attacks by the Rapid Support Forces targeting the historic capital of the Darfur region.
Clashes renewed in El Fasher on Friday between the Sudanese army, its allies from armed movement forces, and the Rapid Support Forces. Meanwhile, warplanes targeted some of their positions in the city.
These clashes occurred following a broad attack launched by the Rapid Support Forces on Thursday from several fronts, which is considered the most intense on the northern, northeastern, and southern parts of El Fasher after unprecedented military reinforcements were sent to the area.
On Saturday, “Sudan Tribune” reported from a military source that a warplane belonging to the army accidentally bombed a location inside the headquarters of the Sixth Infantry Division in El Fasher, resulting in the death of five armed forces personnel and injuring nine others.
