Overview
- New Yale analysis identifies at least 31 locations in and around El-Fasher consistent with human bodies and shows little civilian movement, with communications largely cut.
- The World Health Organization confirms at least 460 people were killed inside a hospital where families had sought shelter.
- Doctors Without Borders reports more than 200 cases of sexual violence in a month and warns many residents are dead, detained or in hiding as the UN estimates about 65,000 have fled.
- The RSF announces arrests of fighters, including commander Abu Lulu, and promises prosecutions, while rights advocates and UN officials voice skepticism about genuine accountability.
- European leaders condemn the violence, with Germany describing an apocalyptic crisis and the UK pledging new aid, as UN officials urge states to stop arming the RSF and warn of atrocities spreading into Kordofan.