Overview
- RSF control followed an 18‑month siege of El Fasher, with documented reports of executions, sexual violence and attacks on medical facilities.
- The UN‑backed IPC confirmed famine in El Fasher and warned of growing risk in nearby towns as humanitarian access remains severely constrained.
- UN Secretary‑General António Guterres called for an immediate halt to fighting and for the parties to enter negotiations.
- A Yale researcher said RSF units are digging mass graves and collecting bodies across El Fasher following the takeover.
- Diplomatic tensions escalated as Sudan’s UK ambassador accused the UAE of enabling genocide, while a senior UAE official said the world failed to stop the 2021 coup and announced $100 million in aid through international agencies.