US EditionHundreds Killed in Sudan after El Fasher Captured by RSF Militia
- This past week the WHO said nearly 500 civilians, including patients and companions, were shot dead at the last partially functioning hospital in el-Fasher as the Rapid Support Forces seized control of the city.
- Besieged since May 2024, el-Fasher was a major flashpoint after fighting began in April 2023, while the Rapid Support Forces restricted humanitarian aid, causing starvation and worsening conditions.
- Satellite imagery and Yale analysis found clusters consistent with piles of bodies and BBC Verify geolocated clips showing summary shootings with men wearing RSF-style patches.
- More than 36,000 people have fled since Sunday, many heading for Tawila and the city's outskirts, while the United Nations Security Council is expected to meet amid rising warnings of ethnically-motivated violence, UN rights officials said.
- UN and investigative reports found British-made equipment in RSF hands Tuesday, while investigations indicate up to 90% of Sudan's gold flows to the United Arab Emirates.
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The Security Council called for the responsibility of the perpetrators and demanded that all parties to the conflict protect the civilians and fulfil their obligations before international law.
RSF seizes El Fasher, forcing Sudanese Armed Forces withdrawal
After 18 months under siege, El Fasher, the capital of Sudan’s North Darfur State, has fallen to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The victory leaves the RSF in control of the entire Darfur region and raises alarms over ethnic cleansing and Sudan’s potential partition.
Four days after the capture of El-Facher by the FSR, this Darfur city "dived into an even darker hell."
Sudan’s El Fasher Turns Into A Kill Zone As RSF Massacres Civilians
Hundreds of civilians were reportedly massacred in El Fasher, Sudan, after the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) seized the city. Verified videos show RSF fighters executing unarmed civilians, including patients inside the Saudi Hospital, where over 460 people were killed, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Satellite images analyzed by Yale’s Humanitarian Research Lab reveal clusters of bodies and blood-stained areas near the hospital an…
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