Sudan’s Rebel Group Executes Unarmed People; WHO Says Hundreds Of Civilians Killed In Hospital

Last Updated:October 30, 2025, 02:19 IST

Reports of executions and violence emerge in el-Fasher. UN’s Denise Brown confirmed credible reports of killings, deepening Sudan’s ongoing humanitarian crisis.

The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has executed a number of unarmed people since capturing the Sudanese city of el-Fasher. Meanwhile, the United Nations said the RSF militia has killed hundreds of civilians at the main hospital in el-Fasher.

According to a statement by RSF, it has seized el-Fasher “from the grip of mercenaries and militias allied with the terrorist army”.

BBC quoted World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus as saying that the UN health agency was “appalled and deeply shocked” by the reported killing of 460 people at the hospital.

Previously, the Sudan Doctors’ Network said that on Tuesday RSF fighters had “cold bloodedly killed everyone they found inside the Saudi Hospital, including patients, their companions, and anyone else present”.

BBC quoted the Sudan Doctors Network accusing the RSF of kidnapping six medics – including four doctors, a pharmacist and a nurse – and reportedly demanding ransoms in excess of $150,000 (£114,000) for their release.

According to BBC, several videos have also emerged showing men wearing military fatigues and some with what appear to be RSF patches carrying out extreme acts of violence around el-Fasher.

BBC quoted local pro-army fighters, the Popular Resistance, accusing the RSF of running a “media disinformation campaign” to undermine the “high morale of the forces”.

The United Nations Sudan coordinator said it had received “credible reports of summary executions” in the city during an interview with the BBC on Wednesday.

The RSF controls almost all of Darfur and much of the neighbouring Kordofan region. This was a huge blow to the Sudanese army as el-Fasher was its last remaining foothold in the Darfur region.

However, Imran Abdullah, an adviser to the paramilitary, has rejected that the group’s fighters were targeting civilians in an interview with the BBC on Monday.

Sudan has been facing conflict since 2023 after top commanders of the RSF and Sudanese army fell out.

According to BBC, more than 150,000 people have died across the country and about 12 million have fled their homes, creating one of the worst humanitarian crises.

BBC quoted UN’s Sudan coordinator, Denise Brown, as saying that she had received reports of executions against “unarmed men in particular” since the RSF entered el-Fasher.

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