Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have reportedly killed over 1,500 civilians in El-Fasher, the last major city in Darfur previously held by the Sudanese army. The massacre occurred over just three days as RSF troops captured the city following a 17-month siege. According to the Sudanese Doctors Network and Al Jazeera, RSF fighters executed civilians attempting to flee, marking what observers describe as a “true genocide.” The group also claims that RSF attacks — including bombings, starvation tactics, and extrajudicial killings — have killed nearly 14,000 people in El-Fasher over the past 18 months. Since the outbreak of war between the RSF and the Sudanese army in 2023, thousands have died and over 12 million people have been displaced. The Sudanese government stated that about 2,000 people have been killed in El-Fasher since Sunday, underscoring the country’s deepening humanitarian catastrophe.