Sudan’s RSF committed war crimes, possible crimes against humanity in El-Fasher: UN
NEW YORK: Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces unleashed a “wave of intense violence … shocking in its scale and brutality” during their final offensive to capture the besieged city of El-Fasher last October, committing widespread atrocities that amount to war crimes and possible crimes against humanity, the UN Human Rights Office said in a report published on Friday.
The report, based on interviews with more than 140 victims and witnesses from Sudan’s Northern State and eastern Chad in late 2025, documented more than 6,000 killings in the first three days of the RSF assault that followed 18 months of siege.
The report said at least 4,400 people were killed in El-Fasher during those initial days, and more than 1,600 others were killed while they attempted to flee.
The actual death toll during the week-long offensive is likely to be significantly higher, the report added.
