Sudan's RSF Executes Thousands in El-Fashir Massacre Amid Civil War

Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have been implicated in mass killings and ethnic-targeted executions following their capture of El Fasher, the last Sudanese army stronghold in Darfur, after an 18-month siege. Disturbing videos shared on social media by RSF commander Brig. Gen. Al-Fateh Abdullah Idris, known as Abu Lulu, show him and his forces executing unarmed captives, which led to his arrest by the RSF amid internal investigations. Satellite imagery analyzed by the Yale Humanitarian Research Lab and other sources reveals extensive bloodstains and evidence of mass executions, corroborating eyewitness accounts and reports from humanitarian workers. The RSF's takeover marks a grim turning point in Sudan's civil war, with an estimated 2,000 civilians killed in El Fasher alone and the paramilitary now controlling all five state capitals in Darfur. Personal testimonies, such as those from Sudanese journalist Mohammed Zakaria, highlight the human toll, including the loss of family members and widespread terror experienced by civilians. These atrocities underscore one of the deadliest episodes in Sudan's ongoing conflict, drawing international condemnation and concern over ethnic cleansing and war crimes.