Overview
- The World Health Organization says more than 460 people were killed inside the Saudi Maternity Hospital in Al‑Fashir following the RSF takeover, a claim the militia dismisses as fabricated.
- Sudanese doctors and Yale researchers cite satellite imagery and eyewitness accounts of house‑to‑house killings and mass executions, with reported death tolls far higher but not independently verified due to collapsed communications.
- Aid groups describe a dire exodus toward Tawila with few arrivals compared with the numbers trapped, reporting checkpoints, shootings during flight, and acute shortages of water, shelter and medical care.
- The UN Security Council held an emergency discussion as humanitarian organizations pressed for civilian protection and access while governments weigh stronger steps beyond currently limited sanctions.
- Analysts point to external backing and gold‑linked financing for the RSF, prompting calls to pressure states connected to weapons and money flows that enable continued atrocities.