Overview
- Yale’s Humanitarian Research Lab reports meter‑long trenches and disturbed earth near a mosque and a former children’s clinic in Al‑Fashir, with objects consistent with bodies and imagery suggesting ongoing mass killings.
- UN officials cite credible accounts of mass executions of civilians and widespread sexual violence, and the WHO received reports that more than 460 people were killed at the city’s last functioning hospital.
- International Criminal Court prosecutors have opened investigations into the reported crimes, and the UN Human Rights Council plans an emergency session on Al‑Fashir next week.
- The RSF says it accepted a US‑led proposal for a nationwide, three‑month humanitarian ceasefire involving the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Egypt, while the Sudanese army has not announced a decision and Al‑Burhan has vowed to keep fighting.
- UN estimates indicate roughly 150,000 people remain trapped in Al‑Fashir as access is blocked, and IPC analysts confirm famine in parts of Sudan with over 375,000 in catastrophe and about 21 million facing severe hunger.