Satellite evidence indicates the Rapid Support Forces carried out systematic mass killings in El Fasher, Sudan. A Yale University report documents at least one hundred fifty clusters consistent with human remains appearing after the paramilitary group captured the city. Researchers noted reddish ground discoloration near these objects, a pattern matching blood oxidation.
The analysis points to door-to-door executions in a key neighborhood and the targeting of civilians at earthen barriers around the city. Around thirty-eight percent of these body clusters later vanished from imagery, suggesting organized disposal efforts. Aid groups report very few survivors from a pre-siege population estimated at two hundred sixty thousand, hinting at catastrophic losses.
The findings add to existing accounts of atrocities in Sudan's ongoing civil war. The research team urged the UN Security Council to immediately secure the area for humanitarian aid and evidence collection. They stated the scale of killing visible in commercial satellite imagery is unprecedented in their experience.
The analysis points to door-to-door executions in a key neighborhood and the targeting of civilians at earthen barriers around the city. Around thirty-eight percent of these body clusters later vanished from imagery, suggesting organized disposal efforts. Aid groups report very few survivors from a pre-siege population estimated at two hundred sixty thousand, hinting at catastrophic losses.
The findings add to existing accounts of atrocities in Sudan's ongoing civil war. The research team urged the UN Security Council to immediately secure the area for humanitarian aid and evidence collection. They stated the scale of killing visible in commercial satellite imagery is unprecedented in their experience.
