Daijiworld Media Network - Khartoum

Khartoum, Oct 30: The Sudanese government on Wednesday accused the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of killing more than 2,000 civilians in El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur, since entering the city, describing the assault as a “genocide against unarmed civilians.”

At a press conference held in Port Sudan, Mona Nour Al-Daem, the country’s Deputy Commissioner of Humanitarian Aid, alleged that RSF fighters had executed hospital patients and wounded individuals, pursued fleeing residents, and committed widespread sexual violence, according to media report.

The Sudan Doctors Network, a volunteer medical group, separately reported that nearly 1,500 civilians were killed in El Fasher over just the past three days. The group estimated that the total death toll in the city since the RSF siege began in May 2024 has now exceeded 14,000.

In a statement, the network said the latest atrocities were part of a systematic campaign of shelling, starvation, and targeted executions carried out under what it called a “deliberate and total siege” of the city. Hospitals, markets, and camps for displaced civilians have been among the main targets, it added.

Meanwhile, the Sudan Founding Alliance—a coalition that includes the RSF, several armed movements, and political groups—denied allegations of violence against civilians in El Fasher.

The RSF claimed full control of El Fasher on Sunday, but a day later, Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) commander Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan said his forces had withdrawn “for military reasons” and vowed to retake the city.

The conflict between the SAF and RSF, now entering its third year, has already killed tens of thousands, displaced millions, and pushed Sudan to the edge of famine, deepening one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises.