The Sudan Doctors Network condemned the attack — reportedly carried out by the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement–Al-Hilu faction — calling it a “complete war crime” and a direct targeting of civilians and medical centers. The network held the RSF and its allied groups responsible for the deaths and destruction, urging international humanitarian and human rights organizations to document violations and assist affected residents.
Civilians in Dilling remain trapped under an RSF siege lasting more than two years, facing severe humanitarian conditions. The medical network also reported a surge in displaced civilians fleeing from El-Fasher, the North Darfur capital, toward the Northern State, as food, water, and medicine shortages worsen.
Thousands of people have fled to towns such as Al-Dabba and Dongola, stretching local resources beyond capacity. The network appealed to the United Nations and humanitarian agencies for urgent aid deliveries.
The RSF captured El-Fasher on October 26, with local and international groups accusing its fighters of committing massacres against civilians. The takeover has raised fears of a geographic division of Sudan.
Since April 2023, fighting between the Sudanese army and the RSF has killed thousands and displaced millions, while efforts at mediation by regional and international actors have so far failed to bring peace