Emerging evidence from el-Fasher points to systematic killings during the city’s fall after an 18 month RSF siege, prompting rights groups to call Sudan’s war a continuation of the Darfur genocide. RSF-shared videos and survivor accounts describe summary executions and looting, while Yale analysts cite satellite images of likely massacre sites. RSF chief Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo acknowledged violations and promised investigations, but observers doubt enforcement after past unfulfilled pledges. Activists warn of a deliberate campaign of encirclement and terror and urge international action, including pressure on the UAE, amid allegations of war crimes by both RSF and the army.

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