Amnesty International has accused Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of committing war crimes in the Darfur town of el-Fasher, citing testimonies from survivors who described executions, rapes, and other atrocities. The report was released shortly after the RSF announced a three-month humanitarian truce, purportedly in response to international mediation led by U.S. President Donald Trump. Sudan has been engulfed in conflict since April 2023, when fighting erupted between the RSF, led by Mohamed Daglo, and the national army under General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan. Amnesty’s findings detail widespread violence against civilians, which the group says could amount to war crimes under international law. The United Nations has described el-Fasher as a “crime scene,” urging accountability. Mediation efforts by the U.S.-backed Quad group, including Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and the UAE, have so far failed, with Burhan rejecting the latest truce proposal, accusing the UAE of bias—an allegation the UAE denies.
By News Agencies Share Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) fighters are committing war crimes in the Darfur town of el-Fasher, the rights group Amnesty International has alleged in a new report. The report was published on Tuesday, just h
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