"The UN's human rights organization says it has received "multiple, alarming reports" that the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) are carrying out atrocities, including summary executions, in el-Fasher and other regions in Dafur. OCHR said the unarmed men and civilians trying to flee were among those killed, with "indications of ethnic motivations for the executions," in a statement released on Monday."
"Germany is among those calling for an immediate end to the violence in el-Fasher, which was seized by the RSF on Sunday after some 18 months of siege. "As RSF fighters control large parts of El Fasher, Sudan, we urge those responsible to stop all violence against civilians trapped in the city," the German Foreign Office said late Monday on X. "Killings, rape & torture must end now.""
"On Monday, Sudanese government troops also confirmed their withdrawal from el Fasher in southwestern Sudan. "We have agreed to withdraw the army from el-Fasher to a safer location," Sudan's de facto ruler, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, said in a televised speech after the RSF announced victory on Sunday. Burhan also vowed to fight "until this land is purified." The capture of el-Fasher, which gives the RSF control over all five state capitals in Darfur,"
The RSF seized el-Fasher after an approximately 18-month siege, gaining control of all five state capitals in Darfur. The UN human rights office reported receiving "multiple, alarming reports" of atrocities by the RSF, including summary executions, with unarmed men and fleeing civilians among the dead and indications of ethnic motivations. UN estimates place about 300,000 people in dire conditions in el-Fasher, cut off for more than a year. Sudanese government forces confirmed withdrawal, with General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan saying the army would move to a safer location and vowing to fight "until this land is purified." Germany and the UN called for an end to violence and urged external actors to stop fueling the conflict.
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