Overview
- UN OCHA reports at least 40 civilians killed and dozens injured in an attack on a funeral in el-Obeid, with security deteriorating across Kordofan as new fighting looms.
- After an 18‑month siege, the RSF seized El Fasher and now holds all five Darfur state capitals, with more than 70,000 people fleeing and famine conditions reported in El Fasher and Kadugli.
- The World Health Organization says over 450 people were killed in an assault on El Fasher’s last functioning hospital, while witnesses and rights groups report summary executions and sexual violence.
- Yale’s Humanitarian Research Lab cites evidence consistent with mass killings and says RSF units have begun digging mass graves, as ICC prosecutors collect evidence of alleged war crimes.
- Sudan’s Security and Defence Council met to discuss a US-backed truce proposal pressed by Washington with Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the UAE, as accusations that the UAE armed the RSF remain contested.