Sudan's El-Fasher Captured by RSF, Survivors Recount Massacres

Survivors Recount El-Fasher Massacres

• 💔 Survivors of massacres in El-Fasher are now sheltered in a nearby camp, sharing harrowing accounts of violence.
• 🎯 Alair Ismael described being among 300 civilians gathered and killed by armed men on camels and motorbikes, narrowly escaping death due to a personal connection with one of the gunmen.
• 🏃 Fatima Abdul Raheem recounted escaping with her children amidst widespread death and injury, navigating through barricades and hiding from gunfire and shelling.

El-Fasher Under Siege and RSF Capture

• ⏳ El-Fasher, the last military stronghold in Darfur, was under siege for over 500 days before falling to the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
• ⚠️ There were fears of ethnically based revenge killings following the RSF's seizure of the area.

Evidence of Widespread Violence

• 🛰️ A study by Yale University, using satellite imagery, confirms widespread massacres, with objects consistent with human bodies observed on the streets.
• 📹 Several videos, geolocated to an El-Fasher university building used as a shelter, show men in RSF-consistent uniforms and multiple dead bodies on the ground.

RSF Response to Allegations

• ⚖️ In response to international condemnation, the RSF has ordered investigations into alleged violations and claims to have arrested some of its fighters.
• 🗣️ The paramilitary group denies reports of massacres, asserting they have been fabricated by its adversaries.