Footage shows aftermath of Sudan’s devastating mosque attackpublished at 15:36 BST
15:36 BST
Peter Mwai
BBC Verify senior journalist
We have been investigating video footage appearing to show the aftermath of a drone strike on a mosque in el-Fasher, the capital of North Darfur in Sudan.
El-Fasher has been under siege by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) for 15 months, as it tries to seize control of the city from the Sudanese military and allied armed groups.
The Sudan Doctors Network, a body representing medical professionals in the country, says that dozens of people were killed in the strike during morning prayers.
It accused the RSF of carrying out the attack but this hasn’t been independently verified.
One of the clips we have geolocated, through matching the buildings, trees and electricity poles to satellite imagery, shows several bodies lying on the ground surrounded by rubble.
We can also see corrugated sheets and mangled metal frames which formed the roof of the mosque.
The other video we have verified shows bodies wrapped in shrouds and blankets on a dirt road just next to the mosque that was struck – which is located west of the city, near the University of el-Fasher.
Most of the footage is too graphic to share – but we have counted about 30 bodies – many of which are wrapped in shrouds. BBC Africa correspondent Barbara Plett Usher has been told by a senior medical source that at least 78 people were killed.
The RSF has recently intensified its campaign to capture el-Fasher, the last remaining army stronghold in Darfur.
On Thursday, its fighters entered a key base used by armed groups fighting alongside Sudanese forces.
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