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Survivors report mass killings, abductions in Sudan's El Fasher after RSF takeover

Iran Press TV

Saturday, 01 November 2025 6:00 PM

Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and allied militias have reportedly carried out mass killings, abductions, and other atrocities against civilians in the city of El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur state, following their seizure of the city earlier this week.

According to survivors cited by The Washington Post on Saturday, families were brutally attacked as they sought safety, with young children mourning over their mothers' bodies in the desert, and doctors being taken for ransom and then executed.

The majority of the city's inhabitants remain inaccessible, with only a small number of traumatized survivors managing to escape and bear witness to the unfolding horrors, the American daily added.

Meanwhile, a local humanitarian group has reported that hundreds of Sudanese children have fled El Fasher unaccompanied amidst escalating violence and atrocities by the RSF and allied militias.

In a statement, the Darfur Displaced and Refugees Coordination Committee stated that approximately 750 children have fled the city alone, while over 36,000 civilians in total have fled due to the intensifying violence.

The committee further described the humanitarian conditions as "dire," warning that the displaced population is suffering from acute food shortages and malnutrition, many of whom are sheltering in Tawila, a town with scarce aid supplies and minimal medical care.

"The displaced families are in urgent need of food and medical support," it said, noting that most of those affected are children and the elderly.

The group also expressed alarm over reports of sexual violence committed against civilians fleeing the city, urging both the RSF and the Sudanese army to agree to a ceasefire and allow humanitarian organizations safe access to the affected areas.

It also called on the international community to promptly intervene to safeguard civilians and pressure the conflicting parties to cease hostilities.

The committee further described the situation in El Fasher as "catastrophic," stressing that "Every day that passes means more children, women, and elderly people lose their lives or their families."

El Fasher, once a key stronghold of the Sudanese Armed Forces in Darfur, had been under siege for months before finally falling to the RSF after intense battles.

The RSF, commanded by General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known as Hemedti, has been engaged in a brutal conflict with Sudan's armed forces since April 2023.

Since then, the fighting has devastated cities across the country, displacing millions and leaving entire regions in ruins.

According to the United Nations and local estimates, the war has killed around 20,000 people and forced over 15 million others from their homes — one of the largest displacement crises in the world today.

Humanitarian agencies have warned that the latest atrocities in El Fasher could mark one of the deadliest episodes of Sudan's ongoing civil war, raising fears of another large-scale humanitarian disaster in a country already on the brink of famine.