Sudan war sparks global alarm after paramilitary forces kill hundreds at hospital
The Rapid Support Forces have been accused of mass executions and other atrocities after capturing the provincial capital of North Darfur state
World leaders have called for renewed talks to halt the war in Sudan, as reports emerged of widespread atrocities in a city recently captured by the paramilitary group fighting the army-backed government.
Since seizing El-Fasher in western Sudan on Sunday, the Rapid Support Forces have been accused of executing hundreds of people, while about 30,000 civilians have fled the famine-hit capital of North Darfur state.
Sudan’s Deputy Commissioner of Humanitarian Aid, Mona Nour Al-Daem, said on Wednesday that about 2,000 people have been killed in El-Fasher since the RSF entered the city.
The capture after a year-long siege marks a major advance for the group in a civil war that has raged for more than 2½ years, killed over 40,000 people, and created the world’s worst humanitarian crisis with over 14 million displaced.
RSF commander General Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo, who is sanctioned by the US, on Wednesday acknowledged what he called “abuses” by his forces. In his first comments since the fall of El-Fasher, posted on the Telegram messaging app, he said an investigation was opened. He did not elaborate.