The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) captured el-Fasher in late October File: Rapid Support ForcesAFPBy The Associated PressPublished On 31 Jan 202631 Jan 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2SharefacebooktwitterwhatsappcopylinkSaveMohamed Ibrahim, a Sudanese doctor, feared he would not live to see the sun go down.All around we saw people running and falling to the ground in front of us, the 28-year-old physician said, according to a report by The Associated Press news agency on Saturday.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Dozens killed in RSF drone attack in war-torn Sudans South Kordofanlist 2 of 4Sudans war displaced crisis peaks as millions eye return to ruined homeslist 3 of 4Sudan army says two-year RSF siege of key town brokenlist 4 of 4Sudans women break traditional rules to surviveend of listIbrahim was recounting the assault on el-Fasher, the capital of Sudans North Darfur, by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) that began on October 26 and lasted three days, ending an 18-month siege of the Sudanese armys last stronghold in the province.The RSF and the Sudanese army have been waging a brutal civil war for control of Sudan since April 2023, killing thousands of people and displacing millions. The conflict has created what the United Nations describes as the worlds largest displacement and hunger crisisWe moved from house to house, from wall to wall under nonstop bombardment. Bullets were flying from all directions, Ibrahim said as he
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