Overview

• A doctors’ network said at least 53 people, including 14 children and 15 women, were killed when a shelter at Omdurman Islamic University in el-Fasher was hit late Friday.
• Local activists reported nearly 60 fatalities from the same incident, while a journalist told Reuters at least 12 people were killed, underscoring conflicting tallies.
• Earlier this week, the UN human rights office said at least 53 civilians were killed and more than 60 wounded between 5 and 8 October in RSF drone and artillery attacks on Abu Shouk, Daraja Oula and an IDP camp.
• The Saudi Hospital, the city’s last major functioning facility, was struck repeatedly, with UNFPA reporting 12 people killed in the maternity ward, and a nearby mosque sheltering civilians was also hit.
• OHCHR cited reports of at least seven summary executions during RSF ground raids with initial indications of ethnic targeting, as UN officials call for a halt to attacks, safe humanitarian corridors and accountability.