Saraf Omra (Arabic: سرف عمرة) is a town in North Darfur, Sudan.[1] It is second in population size only to El Fasher.[2]
Saraf Omra
سرف عمرة | |
|---|---|
  Saraf Omra Location in Sudan | |
| Coordinates: 13°28′31″N 23°18′20″E / 13.47528°N 23.30556°E | |
| Country |  Sudan |
| State | North Darfur |
| Control |  Rapid Support Forces |
| Population | |
• Total | 200,000 |
History
editSaraf Omra has been heavily affected by the ongoing Sudanese civil war.[3][4][5] In November 2024, massacres were reported in the town.[6] On 19 October 2025, seven people were killed in a Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) drone strike on the main market of Saraf Omra.[7] On 25 March 2026, a drone strike in Rapid Support Forces (RSF) controlled Saraf Omra killed 22 people and injured 17 people.[8]
Demographics
editSaraf Omra has approximately 200,000 residents.[2]
References
edit- ↑ SudanTribune (22 August 2025). "Sudan army says it inflicted heavy losses on RSF in Kordofan". Sudan Tribune. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
- 1 2 "Report on Airstrike by Sudanese Armed Forces in Saraf Omra, North Darfur State – El Fasher". alsudania news السودانية نيوز (in Arabic). 15 November 2024. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
- ↑ "UNAMID Hands over Saraf Omra Team Site to Government of North Darfur State". United Nations Peacekeeping. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
- ↑ "Situation begins to stabilize in Saraf Omra, North Darfur, following clashes". UNAMID. 19 March 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
- ↑ Dabanga (6 May 2021). "'Resurgence of violence' in North Darfur's Saraf Omra". Dabanga Radio TV Online. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
- ↑ Bobby (12 November 2024). "Indiscriminate SAF air strikes kill dozens in Sudan's North Darfur". The Sudan Times. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
- ↑ "Sudanese army drone strikes kill 7 in Darfur market, hit RSF sites". Sudan Tribune. 19 October 2025. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
- ↑ "Two drone strikes on civilian targets kill 28 people in Sudan". The Guardian. 26 March 2026. Retrieved 28 March 2026.
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