El Fasher: 7 Hours of Intense Fighting Between the Army and the 'Rapid Support'

In a serious field development, the Sudanese army repelled a large-scale attack launched by the 'Rapid Support' forces on the city of El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur state, through the northern and northeastern axes, with the participation of about 40 combat vehicles, including armored cars, and infantry elements.

A military statement issued today, Wednesday, indicated that the attack lasted for about seven continuous hours, during which the armed forces engaged in fierce battles and ultimately managed to completely repel the attack, inflicting dozens of casualties among the attackers, including medical personnel.

Several combat vehicles were also destroyed, while the remaining attackers withdrew towards the southwest of the city.

On the humanitarian side, health conditions in the country are deteriorating, as the Federal Emergency Center of the Sudanese Ministry of Health announced the registration of more than 1300 cases of dengue fever within just one week, in five states, including the capital Khartoum.

Approximately 1500 cases of cholera have also been recorded in 13 Sudanese states, amid warnings of a wider outbreak of the disease.

In Darfur, the General Coordination of Displaced Camps reported 137 new cholera cases in recent days, including four deaths, raising the total number to over 10,000 cases and 423 deaths.

This escalation comes at a time when the country is suffering from a devastating war that erupted in mid-April 2023 between the Sudanese army and the 'Rapid Support' forces, resulting in more than 20,000 deaths according to estimates from the United Nations and local authorities.

A study conducted by American universities estimated the death toll at around 130,000 people.

The war has also caused the displacement and refuge of about 15 million Sudanese, in one of the largest humanitarian crises in the world, where hunger threatens most of the population amid a horrific deterioration in basic services.

As the conflict continues, the field control of the country is divided;

the Sudanese army controls the north and east of Sudan, while the 'Rapid Support' forces tighten their grip on most of the Darfur region to the west, along with parts of the south.

In a new regional development, the Ethiopian Renaissance Dam has become a 'tangible reality', while the dispute remains between Egypt and Sudan on one side, and Ethiopia on the other, amid growing concerns about the geopolitical and environmental repercussions of the massive project.