The Guardian view on the atrocities in El Fasher: the responsibility for these horrors extends beyond Sudan's borders | Editorial

"The World Health Organization says that the RSF killed 460 people in one hospital. Satellite images appear to capture bloodstains on the ground. Footage showed fighters executing unarmed men. Other captives were taken for ransom. The UN says hundreds of civilians and unarmed fighters were raped or killed while trying to flee the city, with clear evidence of ethnically targeted violence."

"The horrors continue. The RSF grew out of the Janjaweed forces, which, unleashed by the Sudanese military government, committed genocide against non-Arab populations in Darfur two decades ago. Never again, the world insisted. But it has happened again."

"No one believes the RSF's promises to hold fighters accountable are anything more than cosmetic. Meanwhile, the UN response plan for the world's largest humanitarian crisis is little more than a quarter funded. I urge colleagues to study the world's continued failure to stop this. Blood on the hands, said Tom Fletcher, the UN humanitarian chief. But it is not merely that the world has stood by."

The Rapid Support Forces carried out large-scale atrocities in El Fasher, including killings inside a hospital, executions of unarmed men, ransom-taking, and widespread rape with ethnic targeting. The RSF traces its origins to the Janjaweed, which earlier committed genocide against non-Arab populations in Darfur. Accountability mechanisms appear ineffective and promises of internal prosecution are widely doubted. International responses have been inadequate: the UN humanitarian plan remains underfunded, and outside states provided funding, equipment, and legitimacy that strengthened the RSF. Questions persist about EU migration funding, foreign military equipment reaching battlefields, and the UAE's contentious role.

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