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On Thursday 10 April, Sudanese paramilitary group, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) carried out artillery shelling on the Abu Shouk displacement camp in the city of El Fasher within North Darfur, killing at least 15 civilians and injuring at least 25 others.
Sudan Tribune reported that the attack occurred amid escalating violence in El Fasher, as the RSF continues to repeatedly target various parts of the city including camps such as Abu Shouk, which shelters internally displaced civilians.
North Darfur remains the state with the highest numbers of civilian casualties in the country, amid ongoing fighting between the Sudanese armed forces (SAF) and the RSF.
Attacks on El Fasher specifically have increased within the past few months, with AOAV recording 23 incidents taking place in the city in 2025 so far, resulting in 857 civilian casualties (363 killed). Attacks on the city account for 91% of civilian casualties recorded in 2025.
Moreover, attacks on displacement camps like Abu Shouk camp have similarly increased within the same time period, with AOAV already recording more civilian casualties in displacement camps in the first four months of 2025 than in the entirety of 2024. Overall in 2025, civilian casualties in encampments account for 16% (330) of all casualties recorded in Sudan, and is the third most impacted event location in the country, behind markets and urban residential areas.