Overview
- The RSF says it detained several fighters over "violations" during the city’s takeover, naming a combatant known as Abu Lulu, and released footage showing him behind bars in North Darfur.
- AFP verified a video that shows Abu Lulu shooting unarmed men at close range, with additional clips depicting dozens of bodies and burned vehicles.
- UN officials report credible accounts of executions, rape and mutilation in Al-Faschir, and the UN human rights chief seeks an independent investigation, warning the death toll could reach hundreds.
- A Yale analysis of satellite imagery indicates clusters of bodies and discoloration consistent with blood; more than 36,000 people have fled since the city fell and roughly 177,000 remain unaccounted for as communications stay cut.
- With Al-Faschir captured, the RSF controls all five major Darfur cities and is moving toward Kordofan, deepening Sudan’s fragmentation and worsening a severe humanitarian crisis, while experts cite RSF financing through Sudanese gold routed via the UAE, which denies involvement.