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El Fasher

American  
[el fash-er] / ɛl ˈfæʃ ər /

noun

  1. a city in W Sudan.


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El Fasher is a pivotal theater in the war, controlling access to the broader Darfur region.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

Earlier this year, the militia tightened its hold on El Fasher by walling it off with a sand berm, according to satellite photos published in August by the Yale Humanitarian Research Lab.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 28, 2025

It may also create momentum for the SAF to challenge General Hemedti in his stronghold of Darfur, especially over the city of El Fasher, which has been under RSF siege for nearly a year.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2025

She said food, water and medicine are desperately needed in El Fasher, which is now completely surrounded.

From Seattle Times • May 15, 2024

He had three times defeated Osman, who was now besieged in El Fasher, and in great want of food.

From Ten Years' Captivity in the Mahdi's Camp 1882-1892 by Wingate, F. R.