The Emergency Room of Abu Shouk Camp in El Fasher announced renewed clashes yesterday between the army and the “Rapid Support” forces from the southern axis of the city, with the camp subjected to artillery shelling that caused injuries among civilians.

On Saturday, Sudanese army patrols launched heavy strikes on the positions and movements of the “Rapid Support” forces in the southern axis of El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur, forcing them to retreat southward. This was in response to intense artillery shelling by the latter on the city from the southern and northeastern sides.

Continuing its military pressure with intensified attacks on the city for the second consecutive week, the “Rapid Support” forces continued their artillery shelling yesterday targeting the army division, residential neighborhoods, and the Abu Shouk camp for displaced persons.

According to field sources, the army artillery responded with heavy shelling against “Rapid Support” strongholds around the Central Reserve Police headquarters, Shalla prison, and Ali Mahmoud building. The army’s warplanes also attacked militia gatherings around El Fasher.

Informed sources indicated that battles and confrontations took place yesterday around Qashlaq (barracks) belonging to the Sixth Infantry Division of the army in El Fasher, confirming that the army thwarted a “Rapid Support” infiltration attempt towards the government ministries complex.

The El Fasher Resistance Committees Coordination announced that the army patrols and the artillery of the Sixth Infantry Division confirmed in their defense and repulsion of militias yesterday that they are a strong pillar and the unknown hero in this battle.

Meanwhile, observers inside El Fasher described the humanitarian situation in the city as rapidly deteriorating to a very severe level requiring urgent intervention without any delay.

Observers revealed a field penetration by the “Rapid Support” forces into the southwestern part of the city, reaching the Awlad Al-Reef neighborhood as part of their recent advances that began in the livestock market area and the southern neighborhoods of Al-Thawra, Al-Radeef, and Al-Wadi.

The “Rapid Support” forces said they continue to advance within the city’s neighborhoods and yesterday managed to control the Qashlaq barracks belonging to the Sixth Infantry Division of the El Fasher army.

Residents trapped amid the fighting in El Fasher face harsh humanitarian conditions amid hunger, cholera, and shelling due to depleted food and medical supplies caused by the prolonged siege, shelling, and ongoing confrontations. Civilians’ lives inside the city are at risk, while the “Rapid Support” forces control all entry and exit routes, preventing relief and goods from reaching the city.

Security and political analyst, former Sudanese intelligence general Abdulhadi Abdulbasit, said the militia’s penetration into Al-Wadi, Tambasi, and the Civil Registry areas in El Fasher is a dangerous indicator. He noted that this situation requires declaring a state of maximum emergency and a general mobilization by calling retirees, Popular Defense Forces, and mobilizing armies and fighters to break the siege on the cities of El Obeid, Al Nahud, and El Fasher simultaneously and move towards the militia stronghold in Al Daein city in East Darfur to disrupt the rebels.

Abdulbasit warned in a message to the Sovereignty Council Chairman and Army Commander-in-Chief, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, that El Fasher is now calling for help after enduring more than two years under siege and pressure, while the rebels’ plan is to exhaust through continuous day and night attacks until collapse.

The analyst noted that the rebels’ strong determination to overthrow El Fasher was not met with equivalent action or statements, but rather people watched and applauded the resilience of El Fasher’s people, occasionally releasing statements that do not alleviate the crisis.

In his message, former Sudanese intelligence general Abdulhadi Abdulbasit questioned, “Who will inform our leadership that the fall of El Fasher is more dangerous and disastrous than all our previous battles, and that its fall means the immediate fall of El Obeid as well as Dalang and Kadugli in South Kordofan, which in turn poses a major and direct threat to Northern State, the Nile River, and Khartoum again?”

He continued, “Who will tell our leadership that lifting the siege of El Fasher and El Obeid is (a million times) easier and less costly than reclaiming them after their fall, especially if the rebels are content with them and do not seek to topple all our country afterward?”

For two weeks, the “Rapid Support” forces have been launching successive attacks on El Fasher, claiming to have penetrated close to army bases and headquarters, the latest being the Qashlaq barracks of the Sixth Army Division, which is the residence of soldiers and officers.

In White Nile State, military sources confirmed that the army’s air defenses intercepted six hostile drones en route to attack army positions inside Talha Camp north of Al Douiem city, shooting them all down without casualties or equipment losses.

In North Kordofan, more than 10 people were killed and several civilians injured in the village of Awlad Al-Sharif due to an attack by a drone belonging to the “Rapid Support” forces.