El FASHER – The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) carried out their first successful airdrop over El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur, in the early hours of Monday, September 29, 2025, marking a breakthrough in the prolonged standoff with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The operation, the first of its kind since April, is being described by analysts as a potential game-changer for both the military and the besieged civilian population.

According to military sources, the mission was conducted around 4:30 a.m. local time and proceeded without incident. A warplane managed to deliver crates containing food, medicine, and cash to the headquarters of the Sixth Infantry Division in Central El Fasher. The supplies are intended not to reinforce the army but also to provide much-needed humanitarian relief to the city’s trapped residents.