The Sudanese army on Friday launched drone strikes against Rapid Support Forces (RSF) positions across North Darfur. In return, the RSF shelled a displacement camp near El Fasher, killing at least three civilians and injuring seven others, activists said.

The army’s drone strikes targeted RSF gatherings in several locations, including Melit (65 km north of El Fasher), Al-Kuma (75 km east), and the areas of Kafut and Al-Mona, local sources told the Sudan Tribune. Both Melit and Al-Kuma are strategic towns currently under the control of the RSF.

In the wake of the air raids, the RSF responded with heavy artillery fire on the Abu Shouk camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs) on the northern outskirts of El Fasher.

El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur, remains the only capital in the vast Darfur region not under the control of the RSF. The paramilitary group has besieged the city since May 2024, after seizing the other four state capitals, making it a flashpoint in the ongoing conflict.