Sudan war: RSF chief promises investigation as anger mounts over el-Fasher killings

The announcement comes after growing reports of mass killings, including of patients at a hospital.

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The announcement by Gen Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known as Hemedti, came after escalating reports of civilian killings following the RSF takeover of the city in the Darfur region on Sunday.

The RSF leader spoke after international outrage about reports of mass killings in el-Fasher, apparently documented by his paramilitary fighters in social media videos.

A spokesman for the paramilitary group has since denied further accusations by medics that the RSF had killed more 400 people at a hospital in the city on Tuesday.

BBC Verify has analysed the footage confirming that they show the RSF soldiers executing a number of unarmed people in the city.