In a harrowing escalation of violence, Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have been accused of committing mass atrocities in el-Fasher, the capital of North Darfur, over the weekend. According to the United Nations, displaced residents, and aid workers, the RSF killed hundreds of people, including patients in the Saudi Maternity Hospital. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), expressed profound shock, stating that 460 patients and companions were reportedly massacred. The Sudan Doctors Network corroborated these reports, describing the killings as cold-blooded executions of everyone inside the hospital. Witnesses recounted RSF fighters going house-to-house, beating and shooting civilians, including women and children, with many dying in the streets as they attempted to flee. Satellite imagery from the Yale School of Public Health’s Humanitarian Research Lab (HRL) corroborated mass killings around the hospital and other locations, suggesting systematic executions. The RSF’s actions have drawn global condemnation, with France, Germany, the UK, and the EU denouncing the atrocities. Human Rights Watch’s Mohamed Osman emphasized the urgent need for international intervention to protect civilians. U.S. Senator Jim Risch called for the RSF to be designated as a foreign terrorist organization, citing its role in genocide and unspeakable crimes against the Sudanese people. Aid groups warn of a catastrophic humanitarian crisis, with hundreds killed and thousands displaced, while communication blackouts obscure the true scale of the violence.
Sudan’s paramilitary killed hundreds including hospital patients in Darfur, residents say
