{"id":247,"date":"2025-10-27T16:28:03","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T16:28:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=247"},"modified":"2025-10-27T16:28:03","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T16:28:03","slug":"sudanese-journalist-muammar-ibrahim-detained-by-rsf-in-el-fasher-sudan-war-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=247","title":{"rendered":"Sudanese journalist Muammar Ibrahim detained by RSF in el-Fasher | Sudan war News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>Journalist reported from el-Fasher through the war, sharing the situation on the ground with an international audience.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"byline byline--single-avatar\">\n<div class=\"avatars-container\">\n<div class=\"responsive-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2017-06-08T131939Z_1189275883_RC11B0FE7F20_RTRMADP_3_GULF-QATAR-JAZEERA-1714943623.jpg?resize=96%2C96&amp;quality=80 96w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 96px) 96px, 96px\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 27 Oct 2025<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">27 Oct 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<p>Click here to share on social media<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"icon icon--share2 icon--primary icon--16 \" viewbox=\"0 0 20 16\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><title>share2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>Sudanese journalist Muammar Ibrahim has been detained by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) as they advanced in el-Fasher, raising concerns about his safety and prompting calls for his release.<\/p>\n<p>The RSF detained the reporter on Sunday evening, hours after the paramilitary force claimed it had seized control of the besieged capital of North Darfur.<\/p>\n<p>The RSF has been laying\u00a0siege to el-Fasher for nearly 18 months in a bid to take control of the Sudanese army\u2019s last stronghold in the vast western region of Darfur.<\/p>\n<p>Several videos have been distributed of the captured journalist, a freelancer who contributed to Al Jazeera Mubasher.<\/p>\n<p>In one, Ibrahim says he was detained as he tried to leave el-Fasher and that he was being held by the RSF.<\/p>\n<p>He is seen surrounded by RSF fighters who jostle to appear and comment in the video. One masked fighter is seen off to one side.<\/p>\n<p>Ibrahim declares he is a neutral journalist, with loyalties to neither the Sudanese army nor the RSF.<\/p>\n<p>Another video shows Ibrahim crouching on the ground, encircled by RSF fighters who prompt him to speak of being well-treated.<\/p>\n<p>At one point, they cuff him on the head and point at some meat being cut up to one side, remarking: \u201cYou\u2019ve been eating ambaaz [animal feed] and now you\u2019ll get a meal with meat.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In a statement on Sunday night, the Sudanese Journalists Syndicate expressed \u201cits deep concern over the arrest\u201d, adding that it holds the RSF fully responsible for his safety and demands his \u201cimmediate and unconditional release\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Ibrahim had reported from el-Fasher over the past two years of war in Sudan, providing updates on the living conditions and developments on the ground as the city suffered under the siege. During that time, severe hunger has stalked the city.<\/p>\n<p>Ibrahim\u2019s latest post on social media early on Sunday morning read: \u201c#el-Fasher, may God keep its people\u2026 pray for us\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>According to the latest data from the International Organization for Migration, 1,070 people were displaced from el-Fasher in just two days, between October 19 and 21, as a result of the fighting.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"ar\" dir=\"rtl\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%B4%D8%B1?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0627\u0644\u0641\u0627\u0634\u0631<\/a> \u062d\u0641\u0638 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647 \u0623\u0647\u0644\u0647\u0627 .. \u0627\u0644\u062f\u0639\u0648\u0627\u062a<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u0645\u0639\u0645\u0631 \u0625\u0628\u0631\u0627\u0647\u064a\u0645 \uea00 \u0627\u0644\u0633\u0648\u062f\u0627\u0646\u064a Muammar Ibrahim (@MUAMMAR_SUD) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MUAMMAR_SUD\/status\/1982295325286031804?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 26, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><em>Translation: #el-Fasher, may God keep its people\u2026 pray for us.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Journalist reported from el-Fasher through the war, sharing the situation on the ground with an international audience. 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