# [7D] Major Surge in Displacement and Civilian Casualties in Darfur as RSF Operations Continue

*Issued Friday, May 15, 2026 at 4:51 PM UTC — Hamer Intelligence Services Desk*

**Issued**: 2026-05-15T16:51:27.541Z (3h ago)
**Expires**: 2026-05-22T16:51:27.541Z (7d from now)
**Category**: HUMANITARIAN | **Confidence**: 70% | **Impact**: CRITICAL
**Risk Direction**: escalatory
**Affected Regions**: North Darfur, Wider Darfur region, Eastern Chad (refugee influx)
**Affected Assets**: Refugee and IDP camp systems, UN and NGO operational capacity, Regional stability in Chad and Central Sahel
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## Prediction

Within seven days, the RSF offensive in and around Al-Fashir is likely to produce a substantial increase in internally displaced persons and civilian deaths, potentially rising to the tens of thousands newly displaced. Surrounding areas will see intensified violence as RSF units attempt to consolidate territorial control and purge perceived opposition communities. Humanitarian agencies will struggle to access the city and its environs due to insecurity and RSF obstruction, leading to severe shortages of food, medicine, and clean water. International pressure for an arms embargo and targeted sanctions on RSF backers, including in the Gulf, will grow but implementation will lag.

## Drivers

- High-confidence reports of genocidal assault and repeated references to 'RSF genocide'
- Evidence of sustained UAE arms flows to RSF via Chad
- Longstanding fragmentation of Sudanese state and weak international enforcement mechanisms
- Existing severe humanitarian deterioration in Sudan noted in daily briefs