### [2026-07-8](/feed/2026/07/8/index.md)

##### Sudanese civil war
# A probe by the United Nations fact-finding mission of Sudan finds that the Rapid Support Forces have committed mass killings, abductions ‌of women and girls, mass gang rapes, and forced starvation in the North Darfur city of El Fasher. 




### Sources:

1. [Al Jazeera](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/9/un-probe-finds-mass-killings-gang-rapes-by-sudans-rsf-amount-to-genocide)

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2. [It is reported that Rapid Support Forces has released commander Abu Lulu after previously being arrested last year after videos were seen of him executing and massacring civilians in El Fasher, Sudan. He is back in combat following his release. ](/feed/2026/05/18/it-is-reported-that-rapid-support-forces-has-released-commander-abu-lulu-after-previously-being-arrested-last-year-after.md) _Context: El Fasher, Rapid Support Forces, Sudan, Sudanese civil war, committed_
3. [The Sudan Doctors Network says that Rapid Support Forces have killed 16 civilians, including three women, in El Fasher, North Darfur, Sudan. ](/feed/2026/03/25/the-sudan-doctors-network-says-that-rapid-support-forces-have-killed-16-civilians-including-three-women-in-el-fasher.md) _Context: El Fasher, North Darfur, Rapid Support Forces, Sudan, Sudanese civil war_
4. [The United Nations Human Rights Council establishes an independent fact-finding mission to investigate reported mass killings and other alleged war crimes by the Rapid Support Forces and their allied groups in El Fasher, North Darfur, Sudan. ](/feed/2025/11/14/the-united-nations-human-rights-council-establishes-an-independent-fact-finding-mission-to-investigate-reported-mass-kil.md) _Context: El Fasher, North Darfur, Rapid Support Forces, Sudan, Sudanese civil war, United Nations fact-finding mission_
5. [Massacres occur in Al-Fashir, North Darfur, Sudan, as Rapid Support Forces overwhelm the city and kill civilians for several days, targeting Zaghawa people. ](/feed/2025/10/30/massacres-occur-in-al-fashir-north-darfur-sudan-as-rapid-support-forces-overwhelm-the-city-and-kill-civilians-for-sev.md) _Context: North Darfur, Rapid Support Forces, Sudan, Sudanese civil war_
6. [At least 24 people are killed and 55 injured after Sudan's Rapid Support Forces shell residential areas of Al-Fashir, North Darfur. The city remains under siege as the last military stronghold in the region. ](/feed/2025/08/27/at-least-24-people-are-killed-and-55-injured-after-sudan-s-rapid-support-forces-shell-residential-areas-of-al-fashir-no.md) _Context: North Darfur, Rapid Support Forces, Sudan, Sudanese civil war_
7. [At least 40 people are killed and 19 others are injured in attacks by the Rapid Support Forces on a famine-stricken displacement camp in Al-Fashir, North Darfur, Sudan. ](/feed/2025/08/11/at-least-40-people-are-killed-and-19-others-are-injured-in-attacks-by-the-rapid-support-forces-on-a-famine-stricken-disp.md) _Context: North Darfur, Rapid Support Forces, Sudan, Sudanese civil war_
8. [At least 100 people, including 20 children, are killed in Rapid Support Forces attacks on Al-Fashir and two nearby displacement camps in North Darfur, Sudan, according to the United Nations. ](/feed/2025/04/12/at-least-100-people-including-20-children-are-killed-in-rapid-support-forces-attacks-on-al-fashir-and-two-nearby-displ.md) _Context: North Darfur, Rapid Support Forces, Sudan, Sudanese civil war_
9. [At least two civilians are killed in the artillery shelling of a displacement camp in El Fasher, North Darfur, Sudan, by the Rapid Support Forces. ](/feed/2025/04/2/at-least-two-civilians-are-killed-in-the-artillery-shelling-of-a-displacement-camp-in-el-fasher-north-darfur-sudan-by.md) _Context: El Fasher, North Darfur, Rapid Support Forces, Sudan, Sudanese civil war_
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