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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Rachel Savage Southern Africa correspondent

Hundreds reportedly killed at Sudanese hospital as evidence of RSF atrocities mounts

Satellite image shows objects on the ground at a former children's hospital in El Fasher, Sudan
Satellite image shows objects on the ground at a former children’s hospital in El Fasher, Sudan. Photograph: Airbus DS 2025/AP

Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces killed hundreds of patients and staff inside a hospital in El Fasher, according to the World Health Organization and the Sudan Doctors Network, after the paramilitary group claimed control of the city on Sunday.

The WHO secretary general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said he was “appalled and deeply shocked” at reports that more than 460 people had been killed at the Saudi maternity hospital, without assigning blame, in a post on X.

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