The leader of Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) Mohamed Hamdan has declared an investigation into the violations committed by his soldiers during the capture of el-Fasher.
The announcement by Gen Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known as Hemedti, came after escalating reports of mass civilian killings following the RSF takeover of the city in the Darfur region on Sunday.
Hemedti says he is sorry for the disaster that had befallen the people of el-Fasher and admitted there had been violations by his forces, which would be investigated by a committee that has now arrived in the city.
The UN World Health Organization (WHO) has said it is appalled and deeply shocked by the reports which say nearly 500 civilians, including patients and their companions, were shot dead, at the last partially functioning hospital in el-Fasher.
The UN Security Council is expected to hold a meeting on Sudan, which is in its third year of civil war between the army and the paramilitary fighters.