"These include credible reports of mass killings in various locations and summary executions during house-to-house searches and as civilians have tried to flee the city. Communications have been cut off. The situation is chaotic. In this context, it is difficult to estimate the number of civilians killed. Despite commitments to protect civilians, the reality is that no one is safe in El Fasher. There is no safe passage for civilians to leave the city."
"Pobee added: External support is enabling the conflict. Weapons and fighters continue to flow into Sudan, further contributing to the already desperate situation. Tom Fletcher, the under-secretary general for humanitarian affairs and emergency relief coordinator, told the meeting: El Fasher, already the scene of catastrophic levels of human suffering, has descended into an even darker hell. Fletcher condemned the reported killing of nearly 500 people at the Saudi maternity hospital and said tens of thousands were fleeing to Tawila,"
Rapid Support Forces seized control of El Fasher, triggering reports of ethnically targeted mass killings, summary executions and widespread human rights violations. Communications have been cut, creating chaos and preventing accurate casualty counts. Civilians face no safe passage to flee, with thousands displaced and vulnerable to extortion, violence and abduction. External support and the influx of weapons and fighters are intensifying the conflict and worsening humanitarian conditions. UN senior officials condemned atrocities, highlighted catastrophic human suffering, and noted specific reports including nearly 500 people killed at a Saudi maternity hospital and mass flight toward Tawila.
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