Disturbing new evidence has emerged of systematic mass killings in the Sudanese city of El-Geneina, where paramilitary forces stand accused of turning the urban landscape into vast killing fields targeting specific ethnic groups.
The Rapid Support Forces (RSF), descended from the notorious Janjaweed militias of the early 2000s, have allegedly orchestrated a campaign of violence that has left thousands dead in what United Nations officials are describing as potential genocide.
Ethnic Targeting and Mass Graves
According to multiple eyewitness accounts and satellite imagery analysis, the RSF and allied Arab militias have been systematically hunting down members of the Masalit community and other non-Arab groups. Survivors report being forced to flee their homes only to be intercepted at checkpoints and summarily executed.
Mass burial sites have been identified on the outskirts of the city, with some containing hundreds of bodies. Local volunteers risk their lives to document the atrocities, gathering testimony that paints a picture of coordinated ethnic cleansing.
International Response and Accountability
UN human rights experts have expressed alarm at the scale and systematic nature of the violence. "What we're witnessing in West Darfur bears all the hallmarks of the atrocities we saw two decades ago, only now with modern weapons and greater organisation," one official stated anonymously.
The International Criminal Court has reopened investigations into Darfur crimes, though political obstacles remain significant. Humanitarian organisations struggle to access the region, leaving survivors without adequate medical care or protection.
Survivor Testimonies
- Multiple accounts of entire families being targeted in their homes
- Systematic looting and burning of non-Arab neighbourhoods
- Survivors forced to pay exorbitant sums for safe passage
- Women and children particularly vulnerable to violence
The situation represents one of the world's most severe humanitarian crises, with millions displaced and international response hampered by ongoing fighting between the RSF and Sudanese army forces.
