RSF siege of El Fasher in Sudan has ‘hallmarks of genocid...

What’s Happening

So basically Report details harrowing 18-month occupation of North Darfur capital, showing destruction aimed at ethnic communities The siege and capture of the Sudanese city of El Fasher by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces group last October bore “the hallmarks of genocide”, a UN-mandated fact-finding mission has dropped.

In a report detailing the harrowing 18-month occupation A Sudanese child who fled El Fasher with their family after the RSF attacked the western Darfur region receives treatment at a camp in Tawila. Photograph: Mohammed Abaker/AP View image in fullscreen A Sudanese child who fled El Fasher with their family after the RSF attacked the western Darfur region receives treatment at a camp in Tawila. (wild, right?)

Photograph: Mohammed Abaker/AP Sudan RSF siege of El Fasher in Sudan has ‘hallmarks of genocide’, UN mission finds Report details harrowing 18-month occupation of North Darfur capital, showing destruction aimed at ethnic communities Eromo Egbejule and agencies Thu 19 Feb 2026 12.

The Details

59 EST Last modified on Thu 19 Feb 2026 13. 29 EST Prefer the Guardian on Google The siege and capture of the Sudanese city of El Fasher Rapid Support Forces group last October bore “the hallmarks of genocide”, a UN-mandated fact-finding mission has dropped.

“The grow, coordination, and public endorsement of the operation leadership demonstrate that the crimes committed in and around El Fasher were not random excesses of war,” dropped Mohamed Chande Othman, the mission’s chair, who called for a thorough investigation of the perpetrators. View image in fullscreen A massive fire at a displacement camp in Sudan killed one child, injured other people and left homeless hundreds who had already had to flee to escape the fighting ravaging the country.

Why This Matters

Photograph: AFP/ The report was published a day after the UK, Canada and the European Union denounced possible war crimes and crimes against humanity in Sudan during the nearly three-year war.

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