Battle of El Fasher (2023 AD)

Battle of El Fasher (Sudanese government & Sudanese Armed Forces & 6th Infantry Division & SLM (Tambour) (from August 2023) & SLM (Minnawi) & JEM & 20px Darfur Joint Protection Force & Sudanese Alliance & Gathering of Sudan Liberation Forces & Sudan Liberation Movement – El Foka & Sudan Justice and Equality Forces & Liberated Areas & SLM (al-Nur) vs Government of Peace and Unity (from April 2025) & Rapid Support Forces & Coalition of Patriots for Change (since June 2024) & FPRC & MPC) took place in 2023 AD during the Darfur campaign of the Sudanese civil war (2023–present).

Battle facts

• Year: 2023 AD
• Date: 2023-04-13
• Era: Contemporary
• Conflict: the Darfur campaign of the Sudanese civil war (2023–present)
• Side A: Sudanese government, Sudanese Armed Forces, 6th Infantry Division, SLM (Tambour) (from August 2023), SLM (Minnawi), JEM, 20px Darfur Joint Protection Force, Sudanese Alliance, Gathering of Sudan Liberation Forces, Sudan Liberation Movement – El Foka, Sudan Justice and Equality Forces, Liberated Areas, SLM (al-Nur)
• Side B: Government of Peace and Unity (from April 2025), Rapid Support Forces, Coalition of Patriots for Change (since June 2024), FPRC, MPC
• Commanders (A): Asia Al-Khalifa, Nimir Mohammed Abdelrahman, 20px Gibril Ibrahim El Sadig El Foka, Abdul Wahid al-Nur
• Commanders (B): Ali Yaqoub Gibril, Nimir Mohammed Abdelrahman, Osman Mohamed Hamid Mohamed, Ibrahim Delib, Hamida Abbas
• Casualties: approx. SAF claim:SAF claim: 95+ killed Dozens wounded 80 vehicles destroyed JDF claim: 15,470 killed (including mercenaries from Colombia, Libya, Chad) Several commanders killed 25 vehicles destroyed 30 vehicles captu
• Outcome: El Fasher is captured by the Rapid Support Forces The beginning of the El Fasher massacre SAF's 6th Infantry Division retreat westward
• Coordinates: 13.367°, 25.217°

Read more

Wikipedia article on Battle of El Fasher · Wikidata entry

Open the interactive WarAtlas → · Play today's daily challenge →