Sudan’s army repels major assault on el-Fasher; kills RSF commander

Soldiers from the Rapid Support Forces have besieged the city of el-Fasher for more than a month [File: Hussein Malla/AP]

Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) launched a major attack on el-Fasher in North Darfur a day after the UN Security Council demanded the militia halt its weeks-long siege of the city.

Sudan’s Armed Forces “aborted the attack and inflicted huge losses” with “hundreds” of dead and wounded in the failed RSF assault, it said in a statement.