Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces said on Sunday they had captured the army headquarters in the city of al-Fashir, the Sudanese army's last stronghold in the Darfur region in the west of the country. A video posted by the RSF showed its soldiers cheering in front of a sign for the army's Sixth Infantry base. RSF BESIEGED CITY FOR 18 MONTHSYet some activists have long warned that an RSF takeover of the city would also lead to ethnic attacks, as seen after the capture of the Zamzam camp to the south. A UN-mandated mission said last month the RSF had committed multiple crimes against humanity in the al-Fashir siege. The Popular Resistance, local fighters allied with the army, said they were continuing to fight the RSF and that the takeover of the army base did not mean the takeover of the city.

Source: bd News24 October 26, 2025 15:14 UTC