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

Doctors tell the BBC regarding the targeting of Sudanese hospitals by paramilitary fighters.

Key points

• The BBC's Africa correspondent Barbara Plett Usher speaks to two doctors who backing the claims of systemic targeting of hospitals.
• The health minister of the group's civilian-affiliated administration, Dr Alaa Eldin Nugud, dismissed the allegations as propaganda.
• Under international law it is illegal to attack health facilities or their staff during conflict.
• UN human rights chief Volker Türk called the findings "deeply disturbing".

Notably, a BBC investigation has discovered 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. UN human rights chief Volker Türk called the findings "deeply disturbing".

Notably, the health minister of the group's civilian-affiliated administration, Dr Alaa Eldin Nugud, dismissed the allegations as propaganda.

Meanwhile, the BBC's Africa correspondent Barbara Plett Usher speaks to two doctors who backing the claims of systemic targeting of hospitals.

For now, doctors tell the BBC about the targeting of Sudanese hospitals by paramilitary remains the part of the story worth watching, and further updates are likely as more details are confirmed.