Overview
- An independent UN fact-finding report concludes at least three acts constitutive of genocide in El-Fasher and finds genocidal intent by the Rapid Support Forces.
- Investigators document targeted killings, widespread sexual violence and deliberate deprivation following an 18‑month siege that starved and confined residents.
- The mission says RSF fighters openly vowed to eliminate non‑Arab communities, naming the Zaghawa and the Fur among those targeted.
- The UN human rights office estimates at least 6,000 people were killed in the first three days of the October assault, including 4,400 inside the city and over 1,600 while fleeing.
- The United States sanctioned three RSF commanders after similar moves by the UK and EU, as UN officials call for urgent protection with fighting spreading to Kordofan where recent strikes killed children and dozens at a market.