The moment the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) announced it had stormed the city of el-Fasher on Sunday morning, it was clear that 260,000 Sudanese trapped in the city were in serious and immediate danger.
Middle East Eye has reviewed dozens of video clips and images allegedly taken in el-Fasher since the RSF assault began.
Some were published by the RSF itself; others emerged on social media, particularly Sudanese Telegram groups.
RSF members filmed themselves with people they have captured fleeing. In one clip, scores of men are seen sat on the ground surrounded by fighters, who repeatedly call them “slaves”.
In another, fighters tell six detained men, who are in civilian clothes but identify themselves as soldiers, that they can flee. Once the men begin running, the gunmen open fire on them, downing at least three.
Apparently, RSF is backed by UAE who are also have close diplomatic relation with USA and Israel.
this is fucking horrible! we’re talking about 13 MILLION displaced people!
and those who cannot flee the war get massacred for no reason by warlord factions.
i remember vividly when i was a kid and we had an issue of national geographic with a section about the sudanese war. My dad told me not to read that article, as he didn’t want me to read about these atrocities.
20yrs passed, the killing didn’t stop and the people still can’t live in peace and have to fear the worst.
i can’t even begin to imagine what the people of al-fasher have to go through right now.
