AL-NAHUD – A local emergency group has accused the Rapid Support Forces of forcing civilian patients out of six hospitals in West Kordofan to make room for hundreds of wounded fighters brought from recent battles around Ayal Bakhit.
The Dar Hamar Emergency Room said Monday that its field monitoring recorded the arrival of more than 350 wounded RSF fighters at hospitals in Al-Nahud, Al-Fula, Ghubaysh and other locations.
It said about 150 civilian patients, including people in critical condition, were prevented from receiving treatment and medical care.
The group identified the affected facilities as Al-Kubra Hospital, Al-Nahud Referral Hospital, Al-Nahud Teaching Hospital, Al-Fula Hospital, the Chinese Hospital in Al-Fula and Ghubaysh Hospital.
The claims could not be independently verified, and the RSF had not issued a response to the allegations in the information available.
The reported hospital evacuations followed fighting between the Sudanese army and allied forces on one side and the RSF and its allies on the other around Ayal Bakhit in Al-Khuwei locality.
Army-allied forces have reported advances in the area in recent days as military operations expand along the Al-Khuwei axis and routes toward Al-Nahud.
The Dar Hamar Emergency Room also alleged that RSF fighters forced civilians at gunpoint to dig graves and bury fighters killed in the clashes.
It said large numbers of RSF fighters had been buried in the area but did not provide a specific death toll.
Those allegations also could not be independently confirmed.
Health facilities across Kordofan have faced increasing pressure from fighting, displacement, shortages of medical supplies and disruption to essential services.
The Dar Hamar Emergency Room reported similar incidents in September, saying civilians had been removed from hospitals and health centres in West Kordofan to accommodate wounded fighters.
