Rapid Support Forces Execute Dozens After Seizing El-Fasher, Sudan

The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have seized control of the Sudanese city of el-Fasher, formerly the army's last stronghold in western Darfur, following a prolonged siege. Videos verified by BBC and reports from local and international observers show RSF fighters executing unarmed civilians, with credible accounts of summary executions and ethnic cleansing targeting Fur, Zaghawa, and Berti indigenous non-Arab communities. The UN's Sudan coordinator confirmed these credible reports of executions, emphasizing that such killings of unarmed civilians or surrendering combatants constitute war crimes under the Geneva Convention. The Joint Forces, allied with Sudan's army, accused the RSF of executing over 2,000 unarmed civilians in recent days, a claim supported by open-source intelligence from Yale University's Humanitarian Research Lab indicating systematic forced displacement and door-to-door clearance operations. The Sudanese army has withdrawn from el-Fasher, and the RSF claims to have extended control over the city from what they called "mercenaries and militias." Meanwhile, nearly 30,000 people have fled the famine-stricken region, with many requiring emergency treatment, highlighting the humanitarian crisis exacerbated by the conflict.