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Fears of a bloodbath as RSF rebels take key Sudan city of El Fasher. Here’s how we got here

Sudanese rebels have driven government forces from El Fasher, the last stronghold of the country’s regime in the western Darfur region, amid a brutal struggle for territory that has led to alleged gen...

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EU condemns Sudan militia 'brutality' in El-Fasher takeover

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Yale report finds evidence of RSF mass killings in Sudan’s el-Fasher

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A Dramatic Shift in Sudan’s Brutal Civil War

The withdrawal of Sudanese forces means that the paramilitary group, the Rapid Support Forces, now effectively controls all of the sprawling Darfur region.

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Fear of mass killings as thousands trapped in besieged Sudan city taken by militia group

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Sudan's RSF rebels claim capture of El Fasher

Paramilitary fighters seize Sudan military’s last stronghold in ‘terrible escalation’ of civil war

Fasher, the capital of North Darfur state, in what the United Nations chief called a “terrible escalation” in the conflict.

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The Fall Of El Fasher And Another Wave Of Atrocity Crimes In Darfur

On October 26, 2025, after some eighteen months of siege, El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur, fell to the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces

Militant group seizes control of Sudan city

Paramilitary fighters in vehicles, on camels and on foot rampaged through the Sudanese military's last stronghold in Darfur on Tuesday, killing and detaining hundreds of people in the latest atrocity of a war that has raged in Sudan for over 31 months.

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EU urges de-escalation in Sudan after El-Fasher seizure, calling it 'dangerous turning point'

The EU called on all parties to immediately de-escalate in line with the UN Security Council Resolution 2736 and to respect international humanitarian law, including commitments under the Jeddah Declaration of Commitment to Protect the Civilians of Sudan, signed on May 11, 2023.

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Sudan massacre: Satellite evidence exposes mass killings after RSF seizes El-Fasher

Further analysis revealed clusters of body-sized objects along the outskirts of El-Fasher, indicating that many people may have been shot while attempting to escape. A subsequent HRL report also found similar heaps of bodies at a city hospital.

'Trapped and terrified': warnings as Sudanese militia seize Darfur city

Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces have taken the city of El Fasher, Darfur — trapping hundreds of thousands and stoking fears of mass killings.