Explained: Why a UN report found RSF committed genocide in Sudan’s el-Fasher

A United Nations report details how Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) committed mass crimes during its seizure of the city of el-Fasher. The investigation found that the attack, which followed an 18-month siege, bore the "hallmarks of genocide." The RSF and its allies systematically targeted specific ethnic groups, including the Fur, Masalit, and Zaghawa, with evidence suggesting genocidal intent to eliminate them. The mission also established other crimes against humanity, such as extermination and persecution, and war crimes including murder, torture, rape, and starvation.