The United States has imposed sanctions on three commanders of Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) for their roles in the 18‑month siege and occupation of El Fasher. The U.S. Treasury Department announced the sanctions, citing the commanders’ involvement in systematic killings, torture, starvation, and sexual violence during the conflict. The RSF has been accused of orchestrating widespread and planned massacres in the region.

According to the Treasury Department, RSF fighters carried out mass killings, detentions, and sexual assaults after seizing the Darfur city of Al‑Fasher in October 2025. The group allegedly burned bodies to destroy evidence of mass atrocities. The U.S. statement links the commanders directly to these acts, describing them as part of a broader campaign of ethnic violence.

Following the RSF’s takeover of Al‑Fasher, hundreds of thousands of residents reportedly fled the area by late October, underscoring the scale of the humanitarian crisis triggered by the group’s actions.