{"id":20122126,"date":"2025-10-28T19:11:53","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T18:11:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/?p=20122126"},"modified":"2025-10-28T19:28:53","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T18:28:53","slug":"north-darfur-capital-falls-to-rsf-as-un-warns-of-atrocities-and-mass-displacement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/north-darfur-capital-falls-to-rsf-as-un-warns-of-atrocities-and-mass-displacement","title":{"rendered":"North Darfur capital falls to RSF as UN warns of \u2018atrocities and mass displacement\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Head of the Sovereignty Council and Commander-in-Chief of the SAF, Lt Gen Abdelfattah El Burhan confirmed the fall of El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur, to the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), amid reports of mass killings, displacement, and widespread abuses.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a televised address on Monday,\u00a0El Burhan<\/a>\u00a0admitted that SAF units had withdrawn from\u00a0El Fasher<\/a>\u00a0\u201cto a safe location\u201d after the RSF overran the Sixth Infantry Division’s base, one of the army\u2019s main strongholds in western Sudan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEveryone is following what happened in El Fasher<\/a>,\u201d El Burhan said. \u201cThe leadership there decided to withdraw due to the systematic destruction and killing of civilians.\u201d He vowed to avenge \u201cour martyrs and our people in El Fasher,\u201d accusing the RSF of crimes committed \u201cin full view of the world.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

RSF claims control<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The RSF declared full control of the city, saying its fighters were conducting \u201ccombing operations\u201d to clear remaining resistance. The group said it had deployed units to secure public facilities and pledged to open safe corridors for civilians wishing to leave.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

RSF Deputy Commander and brother of the group\u2019s leader Mohamed \u2018Hemedti\u2019 Dagalo<\/a>, Abdelrahim Dagalo, urged his forces not to harm civilians or damage property but warned that any \u201cShafshaf\u201d, a term used for local resistance groups, approaching the city would be met with weapons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Internet and satellite communications remain cut, leaving thousands trapped with little access to food, medicine, or safe water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mass displacement<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported that more than 26,000 people fled El Fasher on Sunday and Monday, following the RSF takeover. Local resistance committees said fighting continues in the city\u2019s west, where residents have endured days without food or medical care<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The North Darfur Emergency Rooms Council described the situation as \u201cgenocide<\/a>\u201d, citing the loss of contact with dozens of volunteers and aid workers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018UN reports atrocities\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The UN Human Rights Office said it had received multiple credible reports of atrocities by RSF fighters, including summary executions<\/a>, arbitrary detentions, and ethnically motivated killings, in both El Fasher and Bara, North Kordofan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe risk of further large-scale, ethnically motivated violations and atrocities in El Fasher is mounting by the day,\u201d UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker T\u00fcrk said in Geneva in a statement yesterday<\/a>, calling for urgent action to protect civilians and ensure safe passage for those fleeing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The UN cited disturbing videos showing unarmed men executed or lying dead, surrounded by RSF fighters accusing them of belonging to the army.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

UN Humanitarian Coordinator Dennis Brown urged the RSF to allow immediate humanitarian access and open safe routes for civilians. \u201cCivilians are trying to flee, but the roads they are taking are not safe,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

US presidential adviser on Arab and African affairs, Massad Boulos, also called for a three-month humanitarian truce<\/a>, warning that the fall of El Fasher could trigger Sudan\u2019s fragmentation. \u201cThe world is watching with great concern,\u201d he said, urging both sides to halt hostilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018Reports of executions and war crimes\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Emergency Lawyers Group accused the RSF of committing mass killings of civilians<\/a> and prisoners of war.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Videos verified by the group appear to show fighters executing detainees and civilians in cold blood. It said these actions constitute war crimes and crimes against humanity, urging international investigations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Among the dead are several well-known figures, including Ahmed Hussein Mustafa, spokesperson for the joint force, and Dr Fadil Suleiman, a university professor and Imam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Sudanese Journalists Syndicate said the RSF detained journalist Muammar Ibrahim while he was fleeing the city and demanded his immediate release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018Worst humanitarian disaster in the world\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Darfur Regional Health Ministry described the situation in El Fasher as \u201cthe worst humanitarian disaster<\/a> in the world\u201d, citing massacres, ethnic cleansing, and total siege conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It called on the United Nations and human rights organisations to intervene immediately to protect civilians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thousands of families continue to flee on foot amid fears of famine and epidemics as food supplies run out. Humanitarian groups warn that what is unfolding in El Fasher could mirror the atrocities seen in El Geneina and Zamzam Camp<\/a> earlier this year.<\/p>\n