# RSF systematically attacked hospitals during el-Fasher siege, investigation finds

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/hospitals-deliberately-targeted-by-sudans-rsf-fighters-bbc-investigation-finds/
- Published: 2026-10-22T23:16:16+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-22T23:37:38+00:00
- Original publisher: BBC World (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c54g1kxw4nvvo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
- Topics: Cricket, Geopolitics, Health, Medicine, Politics, Sport, World

## Key points

- BBC found evidence of at least 43 attacks on el-Fasher healthcare sites.
- 55 medical workers were killed and 120 injured, according to the investigation.
- The RSF rejected the findings; UN officials said attacks may amount to war crimes.

## Summary

A BBC investigation found evidence that Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) systematically attacked hospitals and healthcare sites during the siege and takeover of el-Fasher in Darfur. The UN human rights chief called the findings deeply disturbing and said attacks on civilian health facilities may amount to war crimes; the RSF rejected the allegations as propaganda.

The investigation documented at least 43 attacks on healthcare sites between May 2024 and October 2025, with some facilities hit repeatedly. From April 2023 to October 2025, it recorded 55 medical workers killed, 120 injured and 10 abducted or forcibly disappeared. A surgeon who worked in the city said attacks aimed to put hospitals out of service, while the WHO described el-Fasher as one of the clearest examples of the war’s impact on Sudan’s healthcare.

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