Deadly Drone Strike on Darfur Shelter Exposes Brutal Reality of Sudan’s Civil War

The recent drone strike by Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on the al-Arqam Home shelter in el-Fasher, Darfur, which killed at least 53 civilians—including vulnerable women and children—is a stark reminder of the brutal realities unleashed when rogue paramilitary factions operate with impunity under the shadow of ineffective governance.El-Fasher has long been a battleground where paramilitary forces wage scorched-earth campaigns against civilians trapped in a city besieged for over a year. This attack, targeting displaced families within what should be a protected shelter, is not merely collateral damage—it is part of a systematic strategy to terrorize and break communities under...