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12,944 Attacks on Healthcare Spark War Crimes Concerns

11/30/2025

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RSF Attacks Healthcare

Insecurity Insight records at least 12,944 incidents of conflict-related violence against healthcare worldwide.
From early 2021 to October 2025, incidents peaked in 2024 at 3,891, raising concerns about potential war crimes.
In al-Fashir, Sudan, Rapid Support Forces (RSF) besieged the area and attacked medical facilities.
RSF accounts for 71% of incidents, including the killing of at least 40 health workers.

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RSF Exploits Captives

In el-Fasher, Sudan, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) reportedly forced blood from captives.
RSF soldiers stored the blood in makeshift blood banks.
Over 50 people were subjected to the practice, according to victims.
The action is part of a broader humanitarian crisis with genocide claims amid the conflict with the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF).
Reports indicate the RSF killed at least 27,000 people in three days in late October.

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RSF Attacks Healthcare

Insecurity Insight records at least 12,944 incidents of conflict-related violence against healthcare worldwide.
From early 2021 to October 2025, incidents peaked in 2024 at 3,891, raising concerns about potential war crimes.
In al-Fashir, Sudan, Rapid Support Forces (RSF) besieged the area and attacked medical facilities.
RSF accounts for 71% of incidents, including the killing of at least 40 health workers.

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