Evidence of Systematic Attacks on Health Care in El Fasher

A BBC investigation examines evidence that attacks on health facilities in El Fasher, Sudan, were systematic during an 18-month siege. The report compiles more than 40 attacks on medical sites, including repeated strikes and drone attacks, and presents testimony from doctors and responses from UN and RSF officials.

■ Reported pattern of attacks
- BBC says it compiled evidence of more than 40 attacks on health facilities
- A dialysis center fire and repeated strikes on hospitals are highlighted, with alternative medical sites also attacked

■ Testimony and official responses
- Doctors describe attempts to force residents out of the city and a surgeon recounts surviving a raid
- The UN human rights chief calls the findings disturbing and says the attacks could amount to war crimes
- RSF officials dismiss the evidence and claim health care is being restored; the RSF health minister alleges hospitals were used as military bases
- A doctor shown in an RSF video says he was held and forced to appear

■ Context after the city’s fall
- One year on, the conflict continues and both sides are accused of war crimes, including targeting hospitals

Viewers interested in conflict reporting, human rights, and international humanitarian law can gain an overview of the investigation’s evidence, testimony, and official responses. It provides context for assessing allegations around attacks on medical facilities in Sudan.