Coverage dated October 26, 2025

Sudan civil war escalates as RSF forces reportedly push into beleaguered army stronghold of El-Fasher

Headline from CBS News

Sudan's RSF paramilitary forces reportedly launch an attack on the army's last stronghold in Darfur, where tens of thousands of civilians are trapped.

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  1. Deutsche Welle

    Sudan's el-Fasher: Civilians suffer in 'terrible escalation' – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Civilians in the Darfur city of el-Fasher are trapped and starving amid intense fighting, UN officials say. The paramilitary RSF says it has taken full control of what was the region's last major government-held city.

  2. The Guardian

    Grave fears for civilians after Sudanese paramilitary claims capture of El Fasher (opens The Guardian)

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    RSF says it has seized control of army’s main base in Darfur, home to famine-stricken displacement camp

  3. Al-Monitor

    Fears for trapped civilians in Sudan's El-Fasher after RSF claims control (opens Al-Monitor)

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    Thousands of civilians remained trapped in Sudan's stricken city of El-Fasher, with fears growing for their safety, the United Nations and local groups said on Monday, after paramilitary forces claimed control of the army's last stronghold in the western Darfur region.

  4. Wyoming Public Media

    'Trapped and terrified': warnings as Sudanese militia advance on Darfur city (opens Wyoming Public Media)

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    Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces claim they've seized the Sudanese army's last base in El Fasher, Darfur — trapping hundreds of thousands and stoking fears the country could split in two.

  5. NPR

    'Trapped and terrified': Genocide warnings after RSF's Darfur advance (opens NPR)

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    Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces claim they've seized the Sudanese army's last base in El Fasher, Darfur - trapping hundreds of thousands and stoking fears the country could split in two.

  6. CBS News

    Sudan civil war escalates as RSF forces reportedly push into beleaguered army stronghold of El-Fasher (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Sudan's RSF paramilitary forces reportedly launch an attack on the army's last stronghold in Darfur, where tens of thousands of civilians are trapped.

  7. Digital Journal

    Fears for trapped civilians in Sudan's El-Fasher as fighting flares (opens Digital Journal)

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    The army-aligned governor of Sudan's Darfur region called for the protection of civilians in the stricken city of El-Fasher on Monday, after

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