A woman who fled El-Fasher after Sudanese paramilitaries killed hundreds in the western Darfur region, in Tawila, Sudan, on October 31, 2025. MOHAMMED BAKRY / AP
"The streets were strewn with corpses. They killed, oh yes, they killed... Children, women, men. Some were crushed under vehicles. It was a vision of horror," said Mariam (her name was changed), a resident of el-Fasher who took refuge in Tawila, about 50 kilometers west of the capital of North Darfur, which fell to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on October 26.
More than a week after the paramilitaries' final assault on the city, which reportedly left several thousand civilians dead – though no reliable toll can be established – testimonies have been trickling in, in step with the civilians' flight. Apart from footage filmed and shared by the men of General Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo, also known as Hemedti, little information has emerged from the city. Le Monde gathered numerous audio, video and written accounts shared by independent sources from Tawila.
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Sudan: In el-Fasher, 'we are witnessing mass atrocities through our screens'
