WHO Confirms 460+ Killed in El Fasher Maternity Hospital After RSF Seizes City

Overview

• Satellite analysis by Yale’s Humanitarian Research Lab indicates systematic killings and executions near hospitals and in neighborhoods within 48 hours of the RSF takeover.
• A volunteer nurse recounted gunmen shooting patients and staff in their beds and said she witnessed hundreds killed inside a city hospital.
• A coalition allied with the Sudanese army claims more than 2,000 unarmed civilians were executed over two days, a figure not independently verified.
• Tens of thousands have fled El Fasher this week, with more than 23,000 reaching Tawila, where MSF reports arrivals in severe malnutrition and dehydration.
• RSF commander Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo acknowledged abuses by his forces and announced an internal investigation as the UN and rights groups call for protection and access.