Overview
- The Sudanese army confirmed it withdrew after a siege of more than 500 days, leaving the last army‑held city in Darfur under RSF control.
- WHO Director-General Tedros said more than 460 patients and companions were killed in Al‑Faschir’s Saudi Maternity Hospital, with health staff reportedly abducted.
- A Sudanese doctors’ network reported at least 1,500 unarmed civilians were killed within three days and accused the RSF of genocide against non‑Arab communities.
- Yale’s Humanitarian Research Lab said satellite analysis indicates executions near two hospitals and systematic killings along Al‑Faschir’s eastern city wall after the takeover.
- UN agencies reported over 33,000 newly displaced and roughly 177,000 people still trapped in the city as the AU warned of war crimes, the EU condemned the RSF, and reports alleged UAE arms support that Abu Dhabi denies.