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Hospital massacre in El Fasher: RSF kills hundreds

Video and witness accounts show Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces stormed El Fasher hospital killing patients and staff in large numbers The WHO and local doctors describe mass executions inside medical wards raising urgent calls for investigation and aid

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"I have been charged in a federal indictment sought by the Department of Justice. This political prosecution is an attack on all of our First Amendment rights." — Kat Abughazaleh

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RSF massacre at El Fasher hospital kills hundreds

Reports and video detail mass killings inside a hospital after the Rapid Support Forces seized El Fasher. International agencies and local networks cite eyewitnesses and footage that point to targeted executions of patients and staff.

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