Sudan’s conflict has taken a chilling turn as militants unleashed mass rapes and massacres across war-torn regions.
Eyewitnesses described unimaginable brutality in El-Fasher after its fall to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
Amira, a mother of four, said militants carried out public gang rapes, leaving entire families traumatised.
“They raped women in front of everyone,” she said during a webinar organised by the group Avaaz.
She recounted how fighters seized young girls from families unable to pay extortion fees.
“If you couldn’t pay, they took your daughters,” she said.
Doctors Without Borders reported treating over 300 sexual violence survivors after a previous RSF assault in Tawila.
That same attack displaced more than 380,000 people from the nearby Zamzam camp.
Aid groups say children as young as one have been victims of brutal sexual violence.
The United Nations confirmed another atrocity—40 people slaughtered at a funeral in El Obeid, North Kordofan.
The UN’s humanitarian agency OCHA condemned the killings and demanded an immediate ceasefire.
Shocking videos circulating online show militants laughing as they gun down civilians pleading for mercy.
In another clip, a fighter identified as Abdullah Idris executes unarmed people one by one.
Gunmen also stormed a maternity hospital, killing 460 patients, mothers, and newborns.
Observers say atrocities have been committed by both the army and the RSF.
The war, which erupted in April 2023, has killed tens of thousands and displaced millions.
In just two days last week, over 2,000 civilians were reportedly killed.
Survivors described militants executing entire families inside their homes.
The RSF, after capturing El-Fasher, now controls all five state capitals in Darfur.
Analysts warn this could divide Sudan into rival territories controlled by the army and the RSF.
The RSF dominates the west and south, while the army holds the north, east, and central regions.
The UN accuses the UAE of supplying arms to the RSF, an allegation Abu Dhabi denies.
Meanwhile, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Iran reportedly back Sudan’s army.
Defence Minister Hassan Kabroun vowed to continue fighting after rejecting a U.S.-backed ceasefire plan.
He said the army’s preparations for war were “a legitimate national right.”
The U.S. said it is working with Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE to push for peace.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt called the situation “deeply complicated but not hopeless.”
The International Criminal Court expressed alarm, warning that the atrocities may constitute war crimes.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged both sides to end what he called Sudan’s “nightmare of violence.”
He appealed for immediate peace talks, saying, “The world cannot look away any longer.”
The war has created the world’s worst humanitarian crisis, with millions displaced and countless lives shattered.
