Overview
- Sudan’s army chief Abdel Fattah al‑Burhan acknowledged a pullout, confirming the loss of the last government stronghold in Darfur and leaving the RSF in control of all five state capitals in the region.
- The UN human rights chief reported multiple accounts of atrocities in the city, including summary executions and indications of ethnic targeting, warning that the risk of large‑scale violations is rising.
- Authenticated footage shows an RSF fighter shooting unarmed detainees, while Yale’s Humanitarian Research Lab cites satellite and open‑source findings consistent with bodies on streets and door‑to‑door clearance operations.
- A communications blackout and detentions, including of journalist Muammar Ibrahim, have hindered contact with residents as medical groups report hospital attacks and abductions of health workers.
- UN agencies and the African Union condemned the developments and demanded access, as at least 26,000 people fled toward Tawila and MSF treated a surge of wounded; an army‑aligned group’s claim of 2,000+ executions has not been independently verified.