A vast, arid cemetery in El Fasher with numerous marked graves, symbolizing the impact of genocide and conflict in the region.
UN-backed human rights experts have determined that the Rapid Support Forces’ October assault on El Fasher in Sudan’s Darfur region displays “hallmarks of genocide” against non-Arab communities, particularly the Zaghawa and Fur ethnic groups. After an 18-month siege, RSF fighters killed over 6,000 people in three days of horror, with only 40% of the city’s 260,000 residents managing to escape. According to the experts, the fate of the remaining residents is unknown. The fact-finding mission found that at least three of five genocide criteria under international law were met: mass killings, causing serious bodily harm, and deliberately inflicting conditions calculated to destroy protected groups. Survivors reported fighters explicitly calling for the elimination of non-Arab and Black communities, with selective targeting of Zaghawa and Fur women while sparing those perceived as Arab. The experts called for accountability for perpetrators.
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