Al-Fashir or El Fasher (Arabic: الفاشر, romanized: al-Fāshir) is the capital city of North Darfur, Sudan. It is a city in the Darfur region of southwestern Sudan, 195 kilometres (121 mi) northeast of Nyala, Sudan. [2] A historical caravan post, Al-Fashir is located at an elevation of about 700 metres (2,300 ft). [2]

The siege of El Fasher is an ongoing battle for control of the town of El Fasher in North Darfur during the Sudan conflict. [18] The first battle for the city took place between 15 and 20 April 2023, and resulted in a ceasefire that held until 12 May.

Al-Fashir or El Fasher is the capital city of North Darfur, Sudan. It is a city in the Darfur region of southwestern Sudan, 195 kilometres northeast of Nyala, Sudan.

Oct 6, 2024 · El Fasher -- once a key humanitarian hub and safe-haven to hundreds of thousands who fled from other parts of Sudan -- is now on the brink of collapse, with hospitals, markets, schools, targeted, according to international observers.

Jan 19, 2025 · Dr Mustafa Ali Abdulrahman Ibo and his colleagues bravely perform surgery under increasing bombardment in the last remaining hospital in el-Fasher, a city that has been under siege for the...

Dec 20, 2024 · GENEVA – The ongoing siege and hostilities in El Fasher, the capital of Sudan’s North Darfur State, have left at least 782 civilians dead and more than 1,143 injured, says a report from the UN Human Rights Office.

Jan 19, 2025 · These doctors - most of whom are graduates of the University of el-Fasher - have stayed put since Sudan's civil war erupted in April 2023. The conflict has pitted the army against the paramilitary ...

May 2, 2024 · The ongoing year-long war in Sudan continues to spread across the country, and now El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur, is surrounded by armed fighters amid the systematic burning of...

Dec 20, 2024 · In a new report, the UN human rights office (OHCHR) has detailed the catastrophic humanitarian situation unfolding in El Fasher, the capital of Sudan’s North Darfur state.

Sep 18, 2024 · A sharp escalation in fighting in Sudan’s El Fasher, along with ongoing clashes between rival military factions across the country, is heightening the risk of atrocities, including violence...