World · 2026-10-23 · Morning briefing

Sudan: RSF systematically attacked el-Fasher hospitals, probe finds

An investigation by the BBC has found evidence that Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) systematically destroyed the healthcare system in el-Fasher, Darfur. The probe documented at least 43 separate attacks on hospitals and clinics between May 2024 and October 2025 during the siege and eventual takeover of the city.

The campaign had a severe human cost. Between April 2023 and October 2025, 55 medical workers were killed, 120 were injured, and 10 were abducted. In one instance, the city's South Hospital was repeatedly shelled before being raided on June 8th, 2024. After it closed, the Saudi Hospital became the main target, hit up to 25 times on some days, leaving it the last functioning facility when the city fell.

The UN human rights chief, Volker Türk, stated the attacks may amount to war crimes. The RSF has rejected the findings, with its health minister describing the allegations as propaganda and claiming one hospital was used as a military base. The World Health Organization called the situation in el-Fasher "one of the clearest and most severe examples" of the conflict's impact on healthcare in Sudan.

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• Hospitals deliberately targeted by Sudan's RSF fighters, BBC investigation finds
• Hospitals deliberately targeted by Sudan's RSF fighters, BBC investigation finds
• Sudan: El Fasher civilians suffer unlawful killings, detention and torture one year after city’s capture by the RSF – new testimony

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