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Doctors tell the BBC about the targeting of Sudanese hospitals by paramilitary fighters

BBC World23 October 2026, 11:30 UTCSudan

A BBC investigation has found evidence that Sudanese paramilitary fighters systematically destroyed el-Fasher's healthcare system during their long siege and subsequent takeover of the city in Darfur a year ago. BBC Africa correspondent Barbara Plett Usher explains.

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