RSF Storms, livestock and prison market in the city of “The Death of Death”

Witnesses told the BBC that the Sudanese Rapid Support Group (RSF) stormed the besieged city of Al -Fashir on Friday in a battle that broke out for seven hours.

RSF fighters managed to capture a livestock market, a prison and a military base while broadcasting videos for themselves wandering at the empty treasury stations.

This was the first time that RSF fighters have entered the city in large numbers since it started the siege of El Fasher – a continuous battle to control West Darfur city – 15 months ago.

On Saturday morning, the army took revenge and succeeded in pushing RSF beyond the borders of El -Fasher. But Mathilde Vu, of the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), described the city as the “trap of death”.

“What we hear is horror, terrorism, weekly bombing stories, and attacks on civil infrastructure,” Mrs. Fu told BBC NewShour.

“There are local volunteers – they are really struggling, and they risk their lives every day to try to provide little food for people who are often starved.”

Sidge Omar, a 65 -year -old population of the BBC, said the city entered the city on Friday from the south and southwest.

The RSF, whose fighters were gathering trenches fraught throughout the city, are repeatedly attacking the fascist. According to the army, this was their twenty -second attack.

But this time, during a battle that broke out for seven hours, they managed to control the city’s livestock market, which was closed to work for several months.

From here, they broadcast videos of their fighters wandering at the empty treasury stations. They also briefly held the Shalala prison and the headquarters of the army’s central reserve forces.

On Saturday morning, the army took revenge and succeeded in pushing the RSF back beyond the city’s borders, saying it caused “heavy losses” in the paramilitary group.

But Mr. Omar said that RSF Shelling – using drones – continued throughout Saturday.

“One of the shells hit a civilian vehicle near my house, which led to the death of five civilians who were inside the car,” he said.

Sudan fell into a civil war in April 2023 after an evil struggle for power erupted between its army and RSF.

This has led to the famine and demands of genocide in the West Darfur region.

More than 150,000 people died in the conflict throughout the country, and about 12 million of their homes, in what the United Nations described as the largest humanitarian crisis in the world.

El -Fasher is the only city in Darfur, which is now controlled by the army. But blackmailing makes it difficult to confirm information from the besieged city, as it is only possible to contact those who have online satellite communications.

The latest RSF attack after weeks of artillery and drone attacks. The group recently started using large drones.

The army accuses the United Arab Emirates (the United Arab Emirates) of funding RSF, a claim that denies the oil -rich Gulf state.

This weekend attack comes three months after the RSF Zamzam camp exceeded the outskirts. It was the largest displacement camp in the country, and many of its residents fled to the Chen or attempted to reach Tawila, about 40 miles away).

Mrs. Vu, director of the invitation at NRC in Sudan, said that the team in Tulia continued to hear horrific stories as people strongly try to find safety.

She said: “People flee at night on foot, on donkeys – in an attempt to escape from the armed men who target them, and perhaps rape them.”

“We are getting people who reach the thirst of thirsty who have not eaten for weeks.”

Nearly 379,000 people are now fled to Tobella, as they face the outbreak of cholera and heavy rains are expected to destroy temporary shelters.

This week, the residents of the BBC Emergency Radio program told Al -Arabi more about their terrible situation.

“At the present time, we are deeply suffering, and everyone around us face the same hardship,” one of the man said.

“There is no bread, no food, and there is no work that can be found. Even if you have money, there is nothing available on the market to buy.

“When someone gets sick, we cannot find any medicine or treatment.

“There are no medications in hospitals. The situation here is really terrible.”

Another man said until recently, the residents were relying on something called “Ombaz”, and wasted the food he left after pressing the oil from peanut shells.

“We are very critical,” he said.

Even Ombaz is no longer available, as peanut factories stopped working.

“We are calling for help – please, we need to help urgently.”

Mrs. Fu stumbled on indifference to the international community when it came to engaging with the warring parties and their supporters.

“The financing is completely decreasing and the result is that you can see it on the ground,” she said.

“People (in the crowd) depend only on the solidarity of others.

“If they have a little food, they will share it with each other.”

Last week, the International Criminal Court (ICC) said “Reasonable reasons” to believe that war crimes and crimes against humanity are committed in Darfur.

War crimes have continued over the past two years, and in January 2025 the United States decided that RSF and allied militias had committed genocide against unwanted population in the region.