Saraf Omra

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Saraf Omra is a town in North Darfur, Sudan. [1] It is second in population size only to El Fasher. [2]

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History

Saraf 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 an Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) drone strike on the main market of Saraf Omra. [7]

Demographics

Saraf Omra has approximately 200,000 residents. [2]

References

  1. ↑ SudanTribune (22 August 2025). "Sudan army says it inflicted heavy losses on RSF in Kordofan". Sudan Tribune. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  2. 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.
  3. ↑ "UNAMID Hands over Saraf Omra Team Site to Government of North Darfur State". United Nations Peacekeeping. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
  4. ↑ "Situation begins to stabilize in Saraf Omra, North Darfur, following clashes". UNAMID. 19 March 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
  5. ↑ Dabanga (6 May 2021). "'Resurgence of violence' in North Darfur's Saraf Omra". Dabanga Radio TV Online. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
  6. ↑ Bobby (12 November 2024). "Indiscriminate SAF air strikes kill dozens in Sudan's North Darfur". The Sudan Times. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
  7. ↑ "Sudanese army drone strikes kill 7 in Darfur market, hit RSF sites". Sudan Tribune. 19 October 2025. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
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