A United Nations investigation has concluded that the Sudanese Rapid Support Forces (RSF) committed acts amounting to genocide during their siege and capture of al-Fashir, a city in north Darfur.

The report, released by the UN Fact-Finding Mission for Sudan, details mass killings, sexual violence, and forced starvation as part of an intentional policy targeting civilians.

Survivors described being raped in rooms where bodies of killed family members lay, while the RSF blocked humanitarian aid and destroyed food production systems.

The mission found evidence of systematic attacks on civilian infrastructure, including prolonged sieges and restrictions on access for relief supplies.

Despite denials from the RSF, which accused opponents of fabricating accounts, UN officials warned of similar atrocities unfolding in al-Obeid, a city housing over 500,000 people.

The report underscores the need for urgent international intervention to prevent further humanitarian crises, highlighting patterns of violence that mirror past genocidal campaigns.

This finding adds to previous allegations of genocide against non-Arab communities in Darfur, emphasizing the scale and intent behind the RSF’s actions.