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Yale University researchers using satellite imagery have uncovered evidence suggesting ongoing mass killings in and around El-Fasher, Sudan, following its capture by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The RSF, at war with the Sudanese army since April 2023, seized El-Fasher on Sunday (Oct 26, 2025), their last stronghold in the Darfur region. Reports of summary executions, sexual violence, attacks on aid workers, looting, and abductions have surfaced. Despite the RSF claiming to have arrested some fighters accused of abuses, the UN is questioning their commitment to investigating these violations. The capture of El-Fasher effectively splits Sudan into an east-west axis controlled by the army and RSF respectively. Thousands have fled the city, while tens of thousands remain trapped.

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Mass Killings Suspected in El-Fasher, Sudan After RSF Takeover

Port Sudan (Sudan) – November 1, 2025 – New evidence suggests that mass killings are likely continuing in and around the Sudanese city of El-Fasher, according to a report released by Yale University’s Humanitarian Research Lab. The report, based on recent satellite imagery, comes just days after the city fell to the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on Sunday, October 26, 2025.

The RSF, which has been battling the Sudanese army since April 2023, now controls all five state capitals in the Darfur region after an 18-month siege of El-Fasher, which was the last stronghold of the army. This effectively divides Sudan along an east-west axis.

Since the city’s capture, numerous reports have emerged detailing atrocities, including summary executions, sexual violence, attacks on aid workers, looting, and abductions. Communication lines to the city remain largely cut off.

The Yale report identified at least 31 clusters of objects consistent with human bodies between October 27 and October 31, 2025, located across neighborhoods, university grounds, and military sites. “Indicators that mass killing is continuing are clearly visible,” the lab stated.

Accounts from survivors who have fled to the nearby town of Tawila paint a grim picture. They describe mass killings, children being shot in front of their parents, and civilians being beaten and robbed as they attempted to escape.

The UN estimates that over 65,000 people have fled El-Fasher, but tens of thousands remain trapped within the city. Prior to the RSF’s final assault, the city was home to approximately 260,000 people.

While the RSF claims to have arrested fighters accused of abuses, U.N. humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher has voiced skepticism about the RSF’s genuine commitment to investigating these violations. Both the RSF and the army have faced accusations of war crimes throughout the conflict. The situation remains dire, with the international community facing increasing pressure to intervene and protect the remaining civilian population in El-Fasher.

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