No Exit From El Fasher
Summary
For 18 months, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) surrounded Sudan’s city of el-Fasher, blocking food and escape paths. After the city fell in October, many civilians were killed trying to leave, with reports of shootings on exit roads and bodies left behind. Human rights groups say the RSF’s actions in the region may be a planned attack against certain ethnic groups.Key Facts
- The RSF, a paramilitary group, besieged el-Fasher in western Sudan for 18 months.
- The siege cut off food supplies and escape routes for civilians.
- In October, when the city was taken over, thousands of civilians died trying to flee.
- Witnesses report shootings of civilians on roads out of the city.
- Rights organizations warn this may be ethnic cleansing, meaning a campaign to remove or kill people based on their ethnicity.
- Satellite photos show a barrier built around el-Fasher, further trapping people inside.
- Investigations used survivor accounts and images to document killings, disappearances, and abuses.
- Groups like Fault Lines, Lighthouse Reports, and the Sudan War Monitor conducted the investigation.
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