Overview
- Army chief Abdel Fattah al‑Burhan confirmed a withdrawal after the RSF took the main base, giving the force control of all five Darfur capitals and raising concerns about de facto partition.
- Yale’s Humanitarian Research Lab reported satellite evidence consistent with house‑to‑house clearance operations, objects resembling bodies on streets, and possible burial sites.
- The UN human rights office cited reports of summary executions of civilians trying to flee with indications of ethnic targeting, alongside hundreds of detentions that include a journalist.
- The WHO reported an attack on El‑Fasher’s last partially functioning hospital that killed a nurse and injured three staff, while MSF treated a surge of wounded in Tawila as tens of thousands fled.
- The Red Crescent said five volunteers were killed in Bara, North Kordofan, as rights groups and army allies alleged mass killings in El‑Fasher, with claims of more than 2,000 civilian deaths not independently verified.