Wednesday, October 29, 2025

Atrocities Follow Rapid Support Force Takeover of North Darfur Capital

 National Public Radio posted on 28 October 2025 an article titled "'Trapped and Terrified': Warnings as Sudanese Militia Seize Darfur City" by Kate Bartlett.

The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) finally seized control from the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) on 26 October of El Fasher, capital of North Darfur.  A growing humanitarian crisis and reports of atrocities by the RSF have followed.

The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights issued a statement on 27 October 2025 titled "Sudan: Appalling Reports of Summary Executions and Other Serious Violations, as RSF Makes Major Territorial Gains in El Fasher and North Kordofan."

This account provides additional evidence of the atrocities taking place in Darfur and North Kordofan.