Reports from North Darfur’s capital indicate that Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have been accused of carrying out summary executions of civilians amid heavy fighting for control of El Fasher.
Local sources said at least 12 unarmed men were killed in the Shaqra area, west of the city, after RSF fighters claimed they were involved in smuggling. In addition, artillery bombardments over the weekend struck residential neighborhoods and the Abu Shouk camp for displaced people, killing more than 30 people, according to grassroots resistance committees. Witnesses further accused RSF fighters of entering the camp, executing residents, and abducting others.
Footage shared online appeared to show an RSF soldier interrogating a restaurant owner, identified as Ahmed Qandoul, before shooting him at close range. Human rights monitors in Darfur described the incident as a war crime and part of a wider pattern of attacks on civilians.
The RSF responded by announcing that it would investigate the authenticity of the video and determine whether the assailant was part of its ranks, promising accountability if confirmed. Meanwhile, residents reported fresh displacement from northern districts toward the city center, along with the destruction of a key water source in Abu Shouk, leaving many without access to drinking water.
The United Nations said it is examining reports of other field executions by RSF fighters, following a failed attempt last week to seize parts of the Abu Shouk camp. The battle for El Fasher remains critical, as it is the Sudanese army’s last major stronghold in Darfur.