US EditionReport Claims Sudanese RSF Buried El Fasher Civilians in Mass Graves
Analyses by Yale’s Humanitarian Research Lab and others reveal mass graves and burnings after RSF seized El-Fasher, with over 460 killed at a mosque site, amid Sudan's ongoing civil war.
- On Oct. 26, the Rapid Support Forces seized el-Fasher after an 18-month siege, and United Nations and rights monitors reported widespread atrocities, including ethnically-driven killings and abductions.
- After a falling-out between Gen. Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo and Gen. Abdel-Fattah al-Burhan, the Rapid Support Forces and Sudanese army have been at war since April 2023 over control of Sudan.
- Satellite analysis showed high-resolution imagery revealed too many bodies to count, with evidence of mass graves and bodies being burned, and The Sudanese Doctors' Network said `These crimes will not be erased by cover-ups or arson`.
- Since the RSF takeover, more than 16,200 people have fled to camps in Tawila, and the UN Human Rights Office warned around 71,000 were displaced, with aid groups urging urgent food, medicine and shelter support.
- With fighting spreading toward Kordofan, Analysts on Sudan's war say the RSF victory in el-Fasher marks a turning point, while UN agencies warn over 24 million face food insecurity and over 14 million are displaced.
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'Like a horror movie': 770 km of fear for those fleeing Sudan's El-Fasher
Survivors of the bloody takeover of El-Fasher walked for days through the desert, past bodies and armed men who humiliated them, desperate to escape the Sudanese city now overrun by paramilitary forces.
United Nations Calls for Ceasefire and Humanitarian Aid Corridor in Sudan
The head of the United Nations migration agency has called for a ceasefire and a humanitarian aid corridor in Sudan to help civilians trapped in the city of El Fasher, which was captured by the paramilitary group the Rapid Support Forces last month. The U.N. is also warning that two out of three people in Sudan are in dire need of aid, and that the situation is “horrific for civilians”. Women fleeing El Fasher described widespread killings, sexu…
While the militias of General Hemetti seized the city of El Fasher on 26 October, carrying out mass civilian executions, the international community allowed horror to settle.
Following the mass killings in Al-Fashir, Sudan, Google Maps images purporting to show pools of blood and piles of bodies have been viewed millions of times. However, Verification Help's review shows that the images are unrelated to the incident.
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