US EditionSurvivors of Sudan's El-Fasher say RSF is separating families and killing children
- On October 26, 2025 the Rapid Support Forces seized El-Fasher, and army allies accused them of killing up to 2,000 civilians during the assault.
- Since April 2023 the conflict between the RSF and Sudan's army has escalated, with an 18-month siege leading to the RSF capturing El-Fasher as it pushed to control Darfur.
- MSF and eyewitnesses reported that a group of 500 fleeing civilians and soldiers was mostly killed or captured, with survivors describing gender- and age-based separations and ransom demands up to $50,000.
- Humanitarian groups warn that blockades and blackouts are preventing aid as only 5,000 people have reached Tawila while more than 65,000 have fled El-Fasher since Sunday.
- International actors have flagged genocide allegations and ICC probes as the US says the RSF committed genocide in Darfur, while UN reports tie RSF weapons to the UAE, fueling boycott calls and social-media outrage.
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Survivors tell of violence committed by RSF forces in Sudan
In Sudan, survivors who fled the city of el-Fasher have been recounting the horror unleashed by RSF troops who captured it nine days ago. More evidence of massacres committed by the Rapid Support Forces is coming to light as those who have managed to escape reach nearby towns. The violence has increased scrutiny over the role of the UAE – a regional ally of many Western nations – that’s accused of backing the RSF. A warning, there is distressing…
RECIT - After 18 months of siege, the Rapid Support Forces took on 26 October the last major city in Darfur that was beyond their control. The stories of abuses are multiplying, verified by the videos shot by the fighters themselves.
Injured, malnourished survivors from Sudan’s al-Fashir recount escape
At a clinic in Sudan's North Darfur where dozens of bony children lie on cots and men with bandaged wounds await surgery, patients described a desperate escape from the city of al-Fashir as it was captured last week by a paramilitary force.
“More than a week after the takeover, the city remains blocked and the civilian population cannot leave,” said the deputy spokesman for the Secretary-General of the United Nations.
Execution, Sexual Violence, Kidnapping: Survivors Recount Horrors Inside El-Fasher and on Trek to Escape RSF Takeover
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Only 70,000 of the 260,000 inhabitants of Al-Fashir in Sudan have been able to flee so far. Those who are still there threaten to become victims of mass executions of the RSF forces.
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