43 Attacks on Health Facilities Documented in El Fasher

In the city of El Fasher in Sudan's Darfur region, at least 43 attacks on hospitals and health facilities have been documented during the siege and clashes involving the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). According to research and official reports, 55 health workers lost their lives between April 2023 and October 2025.

According to a BBC investigation, the health system was systematically targeted during the period when the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan besieged the city of El Fasher in the Darfur region for a long time and eventually captured it last year. Between May 2024 and October 2025, at least 43 separate attacks on hospitals and health facilities were recorded, with some facilities being hit multiple times. From April 2023 to October 2025, a total of 55 health workers lost their lives in the city, while 120 were injured and 10 were kidnapped or went missing.

Surgeon Izzeldin Ahmed Daoud Asow, the chief physician of the Southern Hospital, stated that RSF militants beat him with rifle butts during a raid in June 2024. It was reported that the Saudi Hospital, one of the last remaining health centers in the city, was targeted by artillery fire and drones up to 25 times on some days. It was noted that after the RSF captured the city in October 2025, they entered the Saudi Hospital, and while there are allegations that more than 460 patients and their companions were killed during this raid, the RSF has denied these accusations.

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk described the findings as "deeply disturbing," stating that attacks on health facilities could be considered war crimes. The World Health Organization also stated that the situation in El Fasher is one of the most severe examples of the impact of war on health services. Dr. Alaa Eldin Nugud, the health minister of the administration established by the RSF, denied the allegations, arguing that they were army propaganda and claiming that some hospitals were used for military purposes; the BBC could not reach independent evidence to confirm this claim.