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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Jamey Keaten and Samy Magdy

UN experts say destruction by Sudan's rebels in el-Fasher in October bears 'hallmarks of genocide'

UN Sudan Genocide - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

A "campaign of destruction" in October by Sudanese rebels against non-Arab communities in and near a city in Sudan's western region of Darfur shows “hallmarks of genocide,” U.N.-backed human rights experts reported Thursday, a dramatic finding in the country's devastating war.

The Rapid Support Forces carried out mass killings and other atrocities in el-Fasher after an 18-month siege during which they imposed conditions “calculated to bring about the physical destruction" of non-Arab communities, in particular the Zaghawa and the Fur communities, the independent fact-finding mission on Sudan reported.

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