The International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor’s Office (OTP) expressed “profound alarm and deepest concern” over reports of mass killings, rapes, executions, sexual violence, looting, attacks on aid workers, and abductions in Sudan’s El-Fasher following its seizure by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on October 26, 2025. After 18 months of siege, bombardment, and starvation, the RSF—traced to the Janjaweed militias accused of Darfur genocide—dislodged the Sudanese army’s last stronghold in western Darfur.
A propos – Violence in Sudan’s El-Fasher could be war crimes, says International Criminal Court
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“These atrocities are part of a broader pattern of violence afflicting Darfur since April 2023,” the OTP stated. “Such acts, if substantiated, may constitute war crimes and crimes against humanity under the Rome Statute.” The ICC is investigating and invites evidence for potential prosecutions, echoing last month’s conviction of a Janjaweed chief for similar crimes two decades ago.
The UN reports over 65,000 displacements from El-Fasher—once home to 260,000—with tens of thousands trapped amid severed communications and fears of renewed genocide. The OTP urges immediate protection for civilians, aid access, and accountability to halt the cycle of violence.
This crisis underscores the urgent need for international intervention in Sudan, Darfur war crimes accountability, and global action against RSF atrocities to prevent further humanitarian catastrophe.
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