More than two years after the start of Sudan's civil war, the nation's military has ceded nearly all of Darfur to a paramilitary group in an effort to prevent more death and destruction there.

RSF paramilitary fighters are carrying out mass ethnic killings in the recently captured city of El Fashir, according to videos, aerial images and interviews.

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

Analysis of satellite images concludes paramilitary soldiers are conducting mass killings in house-to-house operations

Darfur Governor Minni Arko Minawi on Tuesday blamed foreign intelligence agencies for aiding the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in their capture of El Fasher by cutting his troops’ communications, while also admitting to “major mistakes” by his own side.

More than 1,850 civilians have been killed in Sudan’s North Darfur since January, including at least 1,350 in the city of El Fasher, the United Nations reported Monday, warning that the true toll is likely higher due to restricted access and limited communications amid the ongoing civil war.