Rapid Support Forces fighters killed 460 people at a major medical center in el-Fasher after capturing the Sudanese city, according to World Health Organization chief Tedros Ghebreyesus. The militia attacked the Saudi Hospital on Tuesday, executing patients and staff members who remained inside the facility. Local medical groups described the violence as transforming health centers into execution sites.
The assault followed an 18-month siege that ended on Sunday when RSF forces seized the city, the army's final position in Darfur. Communications failures prevented verification of conditions affecting 250,000 residents who were trapped. Survivors who reached nearby Tawila reported militants demanding ransoms, executing captives, and stealing possessions from fleeing civilians.
The conflict between former military allies has been ongoing in Sudan since April 2023. RSF forces control the Darfur and Kordofan regions while government troops hold Khartoum and the eastern areas. International observers label the situation as the world's largest humanitarian crisis, with 185 verified attacks on medical facilities killing 1,204 people since fighting began.
The assault followed an 18-month siege that ended on Sunday when RSF forces seized the city, the army's final position in Darfur. Communications failures prevented verification of conditions affecting 250,000 residents who were trapped. Survivors who reached nearby Tawila reported militants demanding ransoms, executing captives, and stealing possessions from fleeing civilians.
The conflict between former military allies has been ongoing in Sudan since April 2023. RSF forces control the Darfur and Kordofan regions while government troops hold Khartoum and the eastern areas. International observers label the situation as the world's largest humanitarian crisis, with 185 verified attacks on medical facilities killing 1,204 people since fighting began.
