"The siege and capture of the Sudanese city of El Fasher by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces group last October bore the hallmarks of genocide, a UN-mandated fact-finding mission has said. In a report detailing the harrowing 18-month occupation of the capital of North Darfur, investigators concluded that the RSF and allied militias deliberately inflicted conditions calculated to bring about the physical destruction of the Zaghawa and Fur ethnic communities."
"The scale, coordination, and public endorsement of the operation by senior RSF leadership demonstrate that the crimes committed in and around El Fasher were not random excesses of war, said Mohamed Chande Othman, the mission's chair, who called for a thorough investigation of the perpetrators. A massive fire at a displacement camp in Sudan killed one child, injured other people and left homeless hundreds who had already had to flee to escape the fighting ravaging the country."
"The report was published a day after the UK, Canada and the European Union denounced possible war crimes and crimes against humanity in Sudan during the nearly three-year war. Its release coincides with the latest wave of drone strikes that have left dozens dead across Sudan's Kordofan region, an area where the UN has consistently said that grave abuses are taking place. Unicef said at least 15 children were killed this week when a drone struck a displacement camp in West Kordofan."
UN-mandated investigators concluded that the Rapid Support Forces and allied militias deliberately imposed conditions aimed at physically destroying the Zaghawa and Fur ethnic communities during an 18-month occupation of El Fasher. The operation's scale, coordination, and public endorsement by senior RSF leadership indicate the crimes were systematic rather than random wartime excesses. Mohamed Chande Othman called for a thorough investigation of the perpetrators. Renewed drone strikes across Kordofan killed dozens, including at least 15 children in West Kordofan and 28 people in a North Kordofan market strike. The RSF has fought the army since April 2023 after a leadership split.
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