Amnesty Accuses 3 RSF Commanders of War Crimes in El Fasher

Nairobi — Moatinoon
Amnesty International released a comprehensive report on Wednesday accusing three prominent commanders of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of overseeing war crimes and crimes against humanity during the siege and eventual capture of El Fasher, North Darfur, last October.

Speaking at the reports launch in Nairobi, Kenya, Amnesty International’s Secretary-General, Agnès Callamard, stated that the RSF committed widespread atrocities, including murder, forcible transfer, torture, rape, sexual slavery, extermination, and persecution. Callamard urged the international community to intervene immediately to halt the "unchecked" attacks on civilians, calling for an immediate ceasefire and the deployment of a UN protection force.

"It also requires strengthening accountability by ensuring adequate support for all existing accountability mechanisms in Sudan, including the International Criminal Court (ICC) and fact-finding missions backed by the UN and the African Union," Callamard said. "The commanders named in this report must be investigated and prosecuted if there is sufficient admissible evidence."

Evidence and Criminal Responsibility
The organizations findings relied on satellite imagery, testimonies from 247 victims and witnesses, and the verification of 9 video clips showing the direct involvement of the accused commanders. The report explicitly names and attributes criminal responsibility to:

Al-Fateh Abdullah Idris (known as "Abu Lulu"): Captured in verified video footage participating directly in the execution of prisoners in civilian clothing.

Major General Giddo Hamdan Ahmed Mohamed: Accused of overseeing and holding responsibility for torture and abuses inside the "Mina al-Basri" detention center in eastern El Fasher.

Lieutenant Colonel Abbas Khater Bakhit: Accused alongside Maj. Gen. Giddo of overseeing widespread abuses and the torture of civilian detainees held in inhumane conditions inside closed shipping containers at the same center.

Key Documented Atrocities
More than 6,000 people were killed within just three days in October 2025 when the RSF captured El Fasher, in an assault UN experts previously described as bearing "the hallmarks of genocide." The report highlighted four major patterns of abuse:

Systematic Ethnic Targeting: Large-scale attacks on villages and displacement camps targeting non-Arab communities (specifically the Zaghawa ethnicity), accompanied by derogatory and enslaving slurs (such as the term "Filnagai").

Deliberate Targeting of Children: Widespread documentation of children being killed, raped, abducted, and forcibly recruited.

Sexual and Gender-Based Violence: Documented cases of gang rape and mass sexual slavery targeting women and underage girls during the attacks or while attempting to flee.

Scorched-Earth Policy: The systematic burning of homes and critical infrastructure after residents fled, rendering the areas completely uninhabitable to enforce "ethnic cleansing."

Amnesty International described the events in El Fasher as a "stain on the conscience of humanity," calling on the UN Security Council to enforce an immediate ceasefire, deploy an international civilian protection force, and back international judicial mechanisms to investigate the named commanders.