The Sudanese IDPs and Refugees Bloc reported that the Zamzam camp was invaded on Tuesday February 11. However, an RSF spokesperson denied their involvement, stating that RSF fighters had not entered the camp.
Instead, they claimed to have seized a nearby military base, which belonged to an armed group allied with the Sudanese military, after it had been shelling RSF checkpoints for several days. Social media footage confirmed the attack, showing armed men with flames behind them, declaring they were in the camp. Although their insignia had been removed, the man filming the video was wearing RSF markings.
The RSF claimed that it had circulated a message assuring the camp’s residents of their protection and advising them to stay away from areas of active combat. Zamzam camp, which houses approximately half a million displaced people already suffering from famine, was hit hard by the attack, forcing thousands to flee once again. Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), which operates a hospital in the camp, reported receiving seven dead bodies and 21 injured individuals, many in serious condition. The hospital, however, lacked the capacity to treat all of them.
North Darfur’s Health Minister, Ibrahim Abdullah Khater, confirmed that the RSF was blocking access to treatment in the city of el-Fasher, where many of the injured had hoped to be treated. The ongoing violence continues to worsen the humanitarian crisis, with no safe spaces remaining for displaced people in North Darfur.
The regular army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) were initially allies, coming to power together in a coup, but their alliance broke down over an internationally supported plan to transition towards civilian rule. This division has led to escalating violence across Sudan.