Researchers from Yale University claim Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces tried to hide mass killings in el-Fasher. Their report, based on satellite images, states the RSF conducted a systematic effort to bury and burn tens of thousands of bodies after capturing the city in October.
The group's leader previously acknowledged some violations by his fighters but denied allegations of ethnically motivated killings. The Yale Humanitarian Research Lab says imagery shows ongoing disposal activities at numerous sites, including areas where people tried to flee. It also indicates a very limited civilian presence in the city since its seizure.
The RSF's takeover of el-Fasher removed the army's last major position in the Darfur region. The United Nations has described Sudan's broader conflict as the world's worst humanitarian crisis, displacing over thirteen million people. Aid agencies warn that few civilians successfully escaped the city, with an estimated quarter million potentially still trapped there.
The group's leader previously acknowledged some violations by his fighters but denied allegations of ethnically motivated killings. The Yale Humanitarian Research Lab says imagery shows ongoing disposal activities at numerous sites, including areas where people tried to flee. It also indicates a very limited civilian presence in the city since its seizure.
The RSF's takeover of el-Fasher removed the army's last major position in the Darfur region. The United Nations has described Sudan's broader conflict as the world's worst humanitarian crisis, displacing over thirteen million people. Aid agencies warn that few civilians successfully escaped the city, with an estimated quarter million potentially still trapped there.
