Overview
- Yale’s Humanitarian Research Lab identified at least 31 clusters of body‑sized objects this week and minimal civilian movement, indicating ongoing killings and clearance operations in El‑Fasher.
- The RSF seized El‑Fasher on October 26 after an 18‑month siege, completing control of Darfur’s state capitals and effectively splitting Sudan’s territory with the army holding the north, east and center.
- UN agencies and aid groups reported summary executions, sexual violence and attacks on health workers, including WHO’s estimate that 460 people were killed in the city’s maternity hospital.
- The RSF announced arrests of fighters accused of abuses and released video showing a man known as Abu Lulu in custody, though UN officials questioned the group’s commitment to credible investigations.
- More than 65,000 people have fled the city according to the UN, but MSF says only about 5,000 reached Tawila, warning many may be killed, blocked or hunted during escape as access and communications remain severely constrained.