RSF Captures El-Fasher Darfur Amid Reported Mass Atrocities, UN Confirms Investigations

Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have seized control of el-Fasher city in the Darfur region, leading to widespread atrocities including mass killings, torture, and ethnic targeting. Eyewitnesses and survivors recount brutal assaults, with men subjected to beatings, executions, and forced captivity during their escape attempts, while RSF fighters have documented and posted videos of these atrocities online. The UN and humanitarian groups describe the violence as horrific, with thousands killed and many more displaced, and communication blackouts hampering documentation efforts. Medical facilities like el-Fasher's hospital have been partially destroyed or overwhelmed, with reports of nearly 500 deaths there, and survivors facing starvation due to RSF blockades that restrict food and medicine access. These events mark the RSF's control of all major Darfur cities, exacerbating a conflict that has displaced over 12 million people and drawn comparisons to historical patterns of exploitation and resource-driven violence. Despite some admissions of violations by RSF leadership, credible reports and firsthand accounts depict ongoing genocidal actions and a humanitarian crisis in the region.