RSF Captures El-Fasher; Hundreds Reported Killed

The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) captured El-Fasher after an 18-month siege, and international agencies say the capture has been accompanied by mass killings, including reports that about 460 patients and companions were killed at the Saudi Maternity Hospital. The World Health Organization called the attack “appalling and deeply shocking,” and the WHO and the International Committee of the Red Cross urged an immediate halt to attacks on health care and protection for civilians. Yale’s Humanitarian Research Lab said satellite imagery corroborates continuing mass-killing events around the hospital, and local groups including the Sudan Doctors’ Network report six health workers were abducted, with ransom demands reportedly exceeding $150,000. The army-aligned government has accused the RSF of targeting mosques and Red Crescent workers, and aid groups warn roughly 250,000 people—many from non‑Arab communities—remain trapped amid fears of ethnically motivated violence. Communications blackouts and ongoing bombardment have made independent verification difficult, and multiple international bodies have condemned the violence and called for respect for international humanitarian law.