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A UN fact-finding mission has declared the atrocities in El Fasher as "hallmarks of genocide," detailing a systematic campaign of mass killings, rape, and starvation against non-Arab communities.

The United Nations has formally declared that the atrocities committed in El Fasher bear the "hallmarks of genocide." In a harrowing report released today, investigators have detailed a systematic campaign of mass killings, sexual violence, and starvation orchestrated by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) against non-Arab communities.
This is no longer a civil war; it is a calculated erasure of a people. The UN Fact-Finding Mission’s report concludes that the RSF’s 18-month siege of El Fasher was not a military strategy, but a weapon of mass destruction aimed specifically at the Zaghawa and Fur ethnic groups. The findings describe a "hell on earth" where humanitarian aid was blocked, water sources were destroyed, and civilians were hunted down with an intent that can only be described as exterminatory.
The report provides irrefutable evidence of coordinated brutality. Investigators documented incidents where RSF commanders explicitly ordered troops to "cleanse" neighborhoods of non-Arab populations. The violence was not random; it was surgical. Men were executed in front of their families, while women and girls were subjected to sexual slavery in camps that have now become synonymous with horror.
While the international community has issued condemnations, the people of Darfur have been left to die. The UN’s declaration puts legal pressure on global powers to intervene, but for the victims in El Fasher, it comes too late. The RSF has effectively consolidated control over the region, leaving a trail of ash and blood that will take generations to wash away.
"This was not the fog of war," stated Mona Rishmawi, a lead expert on the mission. "This was a clear, conscious decision to destroy a community in whole or in part. The world cannot say it didn’t know."
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