Summary
A hospital worker in Sudan described fleeing from a hospital in el-Fasher before an alleged massacre. The Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a paramilitary group, reportedly attacked the hospital amid Sudan's ongoing civil war. The World Health Organization and other groups have expressed shock over the alleged killings.
Key Facts
- Abdu-Rabbu Ahmed worked at the Saudi Hospital in el-Fasher before fleeing due to reported violence.
- The RSF has controlled el-Fasher since late October 2023 after an 18-month siege.
- There are reports of at least 460 patients and companions killed in the hospital.
- The World Health Organization condemned the alleged killings and the abduction of six health workers.
- The RSF denies accusations and claims the hospitals in el-Fasher were abandoned.
- Ahmed and some hospital staff escaped to a displaced persons camp in Tawila.
- Ahmed lost several family members during the violence, and his parents are missing.
- Satellite imagery from Yale University apparently supports reports of a massacre.
