Overview
- The Rapid Support Forces took El‑Fasher on October 26 after an 18‑month siege, completing control of Darfur’s state capitals and shifting the war’s territorial balance.
- Yale’s Humanitarian Research Lab identified at least 31 clusters consistent with human bodies across the city and found indicators that mass killing is continuing.
- The World Health Organization corroborated attacks on health facilities and estimates about 460 people were killed at the Saudi Maternity Hospital, with six health workers abducted.
- The UN says more than 65,000 people have fled while many remain trapped; Doctors Without Borders reports civilians are being prevented from leaving and warns that thousands are missing.
- The RSF says it arrested some fighters over abuses, a claim met with calls from UN officials for independent investigations, as UK, German and Jordanian ministers demand a ceasefire and Britain pledges £5 million in aid, including support for survivors of sexual violence.