Sudan civil war: RSF makes advances over army in battle for el-Fasher

Civilians pay the price as paramilitary fighters intensify their offensive to take full control of el-Fasher.

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The 13-year-old boy was injured in a recent shelling attack.

"I feel pain in my head and my legs," he says weakly.

For 17 months the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have besieged el-Fasher, located in their ethnic heartland of Darfur, and now they're closing in on key military sites in the city.

The conflict in Sudan broke out in 2023 following a power struggle between the top commanders of the RSF and the Sudanese army.