Hundreds Killed in Sudan’s El Fasher Hospital as RSF Atrocities Intensify
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Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have been accused of carrying out one of the deadliest attacks since the war began, killing hundreds of patients and medical staff inside a hospital in El Fasher. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the Sudan Doctors Network, the massacre occurred shortly after the RSF claimed control of the city.
WHO Secretary-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said he was “appalled and deeply shocked” by reports that more than 460 people had been killed at the Saudi Maternity Hospital. While he did not directly assign blame, the Sudan Doctors Network made a chilling statement on Facebook, declaring that “The Rapid Support Forces yesterday … killed in cold blood everyone they found inside the Saudi hospital.”
What Happened in El Fasher?
Fighting between Sudan’s army and the RSF has raged since April 2023, when a military power struggle turned into a nationwide war. The army now holds much of the north and east, while the RSF dominates the west and southwest. With the fall of El Fasher, the RSF now controls all five regional capitals of Darfur, an alarming milestone in the ongoing conflict.
El Fasher, once home to more than a million people, had already endured a year-long siege. In May 2024, the city was cut off from aid, and famine later gripped the Zamzam displacement camp nearby. When the RSF captured the camp in April 2025, about 2,000 people were reportedly killed. This latest hospital attack is being seen as a continuation of those brutal tactics.
How Severe Are the RSF’s Reported Atrocities?
Evidence from the Yale Humanitarian Research Lab shows “reddish discoloration on the ground” and clusters of objects around the hospital, consistent with mass graves. The lab also found “evidence consistent with mass killing” at an RSF detention site and reports of “systematic killing” around El Fasher’s eastern defenses.
Witnesses told the Associated Press that RSF fighters went door to door, shooting civilians, including women and children. “It was like a killing field. Bodies everywhere and people bleeding and no one to help them,” said Tajal-Rahman, who fled to a displacement camp west of the city.
RSF leader Gen Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, also known as Hemedti, admitted to “abuses” by his forces and claimed an investigation had been launched, though details remain unclear.
The UN and international observers have warned that Sudan faces one of the world’s fastest-growing humanitarian disasters. As survivors flee through the desert with little food or shelter, experts fear the true death toll will remain unknown, a grim reflection of the suffering unfolding across Darfur.
By Lucky Anyanje
