At least six people were killed in a paramilitary shelling attack on a famine-stricken displacement camp near North Darfur’s capital, El-Fasher, on Wednesday, according to Sudanese activists.
The assault, carried out by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), targeted the Abu Shouk camp, where residents have been sheltering from the ongoing conflict between the RSF and the Sudanese army.
The local resistance committee, a group coordinating aid efforts, reported the attack, marking the latest in a series of deadly clashes.
This attack follows artillery shelling on Tuesday that resulted in an estimated 80 casualties, though the exact toll is yet to be confirmed.
The shelling on Wednesday occurred during Ramadan, as civilians were out shopping for supplies, with shells hitting the camp and a nearby market.
The RSF has been besieging El-Fasher for months, with the army and its allies repelling repeated attacks, leaving civilians vulnerable to the escalating violence.
The RSF now controls most of Darfur, while the Sudanese army retains authority in the country’s east and north, with recent gains in Khartoum.
The war has led to tens of thousands of deaths and displaced over 12 million people, marking one of the worst humanitarian crises in recent history.
Nearly 1.7 million people in North Darfur alone have been displaced, while millions more face extreme food insecurity.
Famine has worsened in the region, particularly in the three main displacement camps around El-Fasher—Zamzam, Abu Shouk, and Al-Salam—and is expected to spread to additional areas by May.
