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Sudan atrocities are 'hallmarks of genocide', UN says
The UN mission found the Rapid Support Forces committed killings, rape, and torture against the Zaghawa and Fur communities, with over 6,000 deaths in three days during El-Fasher's 18-month siege.
- A UN‑backed inquiry said Thursday the RSF siege of El‑Fasher bears `the hallmarks of genocide` and reported findings to UN bodies investigating the event.
- After an 18‑month siege, the mission found conditions imposed to destroy non‑Arab communities, with RSF's `exterminatory rhetoric` indicating intent against the Zaghawa and Fur communities.
- Investigators documented more than 6,000 El‑Fasher casualties between Oct. 25 and Oct. 27 and at least 19 women gang‑raped, including women and girls aged seven to 70, while attackers killed at least 300 in Abu Shouk displacement camp.
- The mission called for accountability and urgent civilian protection, warning the risk of further genocidal acts remains serious and ongoing.
- Since April 2023, the Sudan conflict has killed tens of thousands and displaced nearly 12 million, with the ICC prosecutor warning RSF attacks may amount to war crimes.
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On Thursday, the United Nations fact-finding mission to the Sudan reported "genocide" in El Fasher, committed by SRF paramilitaries in late October 2025.
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Sudan: RSF siege of El Fasher bore ‘hallmarks of genocide’ – UN report
A UN report has found the actions of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary, in the Sudanese city of El Fasher, bear the ‘hallmarks of genocide’. Thousands were killed and raped over the course of three days in October, after an 18-month siege by the RSF. They targeted non-Arab communities particularly the Fur and Zaghawa groups. The Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper said the findings were ‘horrific’ and called for a ceasefire in the war betw…
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