El-Fasher Resistance Committee has accused the Rapid Support Forces of killing wounded civilians inside the Saudi Hospital, the last partially functioning medical facility in North Darfur. The allegations surfaced three days after the RSF seized full control of the city.
The Joint Force of Armed Struggle, which is allied with the Sudanese army, accused the RSF of executing more than 2,000 civilians—mostly women, children, and the elderly—since capturing El-Fasher. Darfur’s deputy governor, Mustafa Tambour, confirmed the allegations of war crimes in an interview with Al Arabiya.
UNICEF described conditions in Darfur as “extremely dire,” citing rising malnutrition and disease, and called for an immediate ceasefire to allow humanitarian access.
The pro-RSF Sudan Founding Alliance/TASIS official spokesperson denied reports of massacres in a statement posted to X. “Many of the videos of violations that are circulating on social media platforms are fabricated by the media of the Islamic movement, mercenaries from the joint forces, and others,” he said. “We will continue on our path we have chosen to liberate Sudan from this terrorism,” he added, referring to the Sudanese army.
The EU High Representative and Commissioner urged “all parties to immediately de-escalate in accordance with UN Security Council Resolution 2736,” in a joint statement Tuesday. “The EU is also providing funding to organizations collecting evidence of war crimes as part of a broader effort to ensure accountability for those responsible.”
On Tuesday, Jim Risch, Chairman of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee demanded the RSF be “called what it is: a foreign terrorist organization and officially designated as one,” in a statement posted to X. “The horrors in Darfur’s El-Fasher were no accident—they were the RSF's plan all along.”
On Sunday, the RSF announced it had captured El-Fasher after days of intense fighting. Its forces seized the Sudanese army’s Sixth Infantry Division, the military’s last stronghold in the city. Army chief Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan confirmed the withdrawal the following day, saying it was intended to prevent further bloodshed.
El-Fasher had been at the heart of the conflict since April 2023. Aid organizations reported extreme shortages of food and medicine, with hunger and disease spreading among the city’s estimated 250,000 residents.
A recent UN mission concluded that RSF fighters committed crimes against humanity during the siege; “large-scale sexual violence.” Separate investigations also implicated army units in abuses.
Activists warned that full RSF control could reignite ethnically driven massacres, referencing earlier atrocities at Zamzam camp, south of the city.
Analysts say RSF dominance in El-Fasher cements its hold on Darfur and could reshape the broader war. The city was the army’s last foothold in western Sudan, a region that borders Libya, Chad, the Central African Republic, and South Sudan.
