A damning United Nations report has detailed the “unprecedented scale and brutality” of mass killings in Sudan, documenting more than 6,000 deaths over just three days during the fall of Al Fashir to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
A new report from the United Nations Human Rights Office (OHCHR) has revealed that more than 6,000 people were killed in just three days during an offensive by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) to capture Al Fashir in October 2025. The city was the Sudanese Armed Forces’ last major stronghold in Darfur before it fell on October 26 after an 18-month siege. According to the UN, the carnage included “at least 4,400 people killed” within the city limits between October 25 and 27, while “over 1,600 others along exit routes as they fled” were systematically targeted. Investigators warned that the confirmed figures represent only a fraction of the total losses, stating, “The actual scale of the death toll during the week-long offensive is undoubtedly significantly higher.”
The report highlights a horrifying pattern of ethnically motivated violence, documenting summary executions, widespread sexual assault, and the targeting of non-Arab communities such as the Zaghawa. Witnesses described RSF fighters opening fire with heavy weaponry on crowds of civilians sheltering at Al Fashir University and medical centers. These findings coincide with the circulation of disturbing video evidence showing RSF troops allegedly lynching women, lashing emergency responders, and celebrating over dead bodies—content that has drawn international condemnation since the conflict began in 2023. UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk noted that these “wanton violations” underscore how “persistent impunity fuels continued cycles of violence.”
In response to the escalating crisis, British lawmakers have intensified pressure on the warring factions by imposing immediate sanctions on six key figures identified as “fuelling Sudan’s war machine.” The sanctions list, announced by Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper in February 2026, targets senior commanders and financiers from both the RSF and the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), as well as individuals involved in recruiting foreign mercenaries. Cooper, who recently visited refugees at the Sudan-Chad border, emphasized the need for accountability for those who have “allowed these atrocities to take place.” The UK’s action forms part of a broader diplomatic push as it prepares to lead the UN Security Council, prioritizing humanitarian truces and the dismantling of illicit military financing networks.
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