RSF overruns El-Fasher; 460 killed at maternity hospital in Darfur
RSF overruns El-Fasher; 460 killed at maternity hospital in Darfur
UN confirms mass casualties as El-Fasher hospital falls to RSF, prompting calls for protection of civilians amid a long Darfur siege.
The head of the World Health Organization said on Wednesday that more than 460 people were killed at the Saudi Maternity Hospital in El-Fasher, the provincial capital of North Darfur, after the city was overtaken by the Rapid Support Forces over the weekend following more than 500 days of siege.
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said he was appalled and deeply shocked by the reports, stressing that the loss of a key health facility amid such violence compounds the suffering of civilians in a city that had already endured years of conflict.
The city of El-Fasher was taken by the paramilitary RSF after an extended siege, raising international concern about civilians caught in the fighting and the ability of aid groups to reach those in need.
Doctors and aid workers have described civilians killed in their beds, underscoring the urgent need for protective measures and humanitarian access as accusations of mass killings mount and calls for an end to the siege grow louder.
Witnesses and refugees have described chaos and mass displacement, with thousands fleeing the North Darfur city amid reports of continued attacks and violence as the crisis in the region deepens.
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