Saraf Omra

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Saraf Omra
سرف عمرة
Saraf Omra is located in Sudan
Saraf Omra
Saraf Omra
Location in Sudan
Coordinates: 13°28′31″N 23°18′20″E / 13.47528°N 23.30556°E / 13.47528; 23.30556
Country Sudan
StateNorth Darfur
Control Rapid Support Forces
Population
 • Total
200,000

Saraf Omra (Arabic: سرف عمرة) is a town in North Darfur, Sudan.[1] It is second in population size only to El Fasher.[2]

History

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

Demographics

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

References

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  1. ^ SudanTribune (22 August 2025). "Sudan army says it inflicted heavy losses on RSF in Kordofan". Sudan Tribune. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  2. ^ a b "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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