Ongoing Sudanese Armed Forces SLM-Minnawi (from 16 November)[2] Darfur Joint Protection Force SAF Claim[11] 80+ killed Dozens wounded 20 vehicles destroyed 10 vehicles captured26 drones destroyed[12][13] Battles War crimes Humanitarian crisis Other The siege of El Fasher is an ongoing battle for control of the town of El Fasher in North Darfur during the Sudan conflict.

Nathaniel Raymond, a UN human rights investigator, said "if El Fasher falls, the RSF will be able to complete the genocide begun by the Janjaweed through ethnic cleansing of those they have not displaced or killed so far".

JEM and SPLM launched the attacks in opposition to dictator Omar al-Bashir, who promptly declared war against the militias.

For much of the war in Darfur, El Fasher was controlled by the Sudanese Army and Janjaweed, although rebels held positions in the remote Jebel Marrah.

[23] In these attacks, dozens of people were killed, and North Darfuri security forces and the Sudanese Army were often unable to stabilize the situation.

[29] The RSF claimed to have captured the El Fasher airport and several military sites in the city by 16 April, but this was unverifiable at the time.

[34] Médecins Sans Frontières reported that 136 injured people were brought to their facilities in El Fasher, although it was becoming increasingly more difficult to treat them.

[38] The Abu Shouk refugee camp, home to over 100,000 displaced people, was burnt to the ground by late April, along with the main market in El Fasher.

[41] On 20 April, RSF and SAF commanders in El Fasher agreed to a three day ceasefire, brokered by the civilian Good Offices Committee.

Neighborhoods and international organization headquarters would become entrusted to rebel movements such as the remnants of JEM and SLA, both signatories of the Juba Peace Agreement.

[47] The North Darfur Ministry of Health released a statement on 28 April stating 62 civilians were killed, including 13 children, and over 282 others were injured as a result of the clashes.

[51] Minni Minnawi, governor of West Darfur, brought his troops back to El Fasher on 9 May after negotiations failed in Khartoum.

[44] RSF came under control of several neighborhoods, and in the center of the city, looting and extrajudicial killings became prevalent as money ran out and banks closed.

[68] Governor Abdelrahman in late June also lauded efforts by the Committee of Mediators and Elders for holding up the ceasefire in El Fasher, and facilitating the arrival of refugees from Kutum and Tawila.

[72] Flooding in July exacerbated the poverty in El Fasher, as workers attempting to fix a power station in RSF-controlled territory were intimidated by RSF forces.

[74] The Joint Darfur Force stayed relatively silent on the outbreak in clashes, declaring they would only protect the road connecting El Fasher to Kufra, Libya.

[77] By late August, the northern and eastern parts of the city were controlled by the RSF, and the southern SAF-controlled neighborhoods hosted most of the refugees.

190 families living in the North Hilla and Ziyadia neighborhoods surrounding the base were displaced, and thirty people were killed and forty-two others were wounded.

[81] Many of the hospitals in the El Fasher area saw a spike in malaria and dengue fever outbreaks, due to a lack of drinkable water and the rains.

[81] The El Fasher Teaching Hospital was forced to close due to the 11 September clash, and was being used as a military barracks.

[83] The RSF launched a massive attack on the 6th Infantry Division in El Fasher on 26 October, the same day they captured Nyala and Zalingei.

[91] On 6 November, Babikir Musa, a senior commander in Minnawi's faction of SLA was killed in the village of Shaqra while defending it from the RSF.

[97] Justice and Equality Movement leader Gibril Ibrahim and SLA-Tambour commander Mustafa Tambour had earlier stated their plan to back the JDF in case of an RSF attack.

[98][99] Despite the loose alliance between almost all rebel groups, RSF commander Abdelrahim Dagalo expressed intent to capture El Fasher.

[100] Analysts stated that an RSF attack on El Fasher would cause an ethnic conflict between the Arab tribes and Zaghawa militias.

[101] GSLF forces amassed more troops in the town with the JDF in early December, despite commander el-Tahir Hajar's insistence on neutrality.

[106] Also on 26 May, the RSF captured the Golo reservoir and its pumping station and shut off water supplies to El Fasher.

[107] On 1 June, fighting reintensified in El-Fasher as the RSF shelled several residential areas and causing the most damage to structures in the Birinja and Al-Wahda neighborhoods, while the SAF conducted airstrikes.

[108] On 11 June, U.S Special Envoy to Sudan Tom Perriello warned that the fall of El Fasher to RSF forces may be imminent, that a humanitarian disaster could unfold and that the battle must be paused.

[114] During the fight, the Saudi hospital in El Fasher was targeted, resulting in a number of deaths and injuries to innocent people.