A Sudanese journalist died from injuries sustained in a drone strike on his home in the besieged city of El Fasher, according to a global media advocacy group that blamed the country’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.
Al Nour Suleiman, an editor and presenter for El Fasher Radio, was wounded in the strike on Oct. 3 and died the following day, the International Federation of Journalists said in a statement Tuesday.
The group said Suleiman’s home in the Al-Daraja Al-Ula neighborhood was hit in an RSF attack. He was taken to the Saudi hospital, the only functioning medical facility in the North Darfur capital, where he succumbed to his wounds.
Suleiman also served as the media director at the Governor’s Office in El Fasher.
The IFJ and its affiliate, the Sudanese Journalists’ Union, condemned the killing and called for a swift investigation to hold those responsible to account.
Media reported the strike on Suleiman’s home followed shelling by the RSF on a market in the Abu Shoulk neighborhood that killed at least 17 civilians and injured 30 others.
In a statement, the Sudanese Journalists’ Union denounced what it called multiple violations against journalists by the RSF since the war began in April 2023.
The union said the conflict has forced over 90% of the country’s journalists out of work, with many fleeing abroad. It also stated that more than 60 journalists have been arrested, with some attacked in their homes.
IFJ General Secretary Anthony Bellanger said the situation in El Fasher is “disastrous” and accused the RSF of deliberately targeting journalists and media houses to silence them.
“The RSF has been involved in the systematic killing of journalists since the war began and it should be held responsible for its actions against journalists and media workers, who were simply doing their jobs,” Bellanger said.
According to IFJ data, five journalists have been killed in Sudan so far in 2025.