New videos show executions after militia takes key Sudan city

Warning: This story contains graphic descriptions of executions.

Fighters from the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have executed a number of unarmed people after capturing the Sudanese city of el-Fasher, new videos analysed by BBC Verify show.The RSF, which has engaged in a brutal war with the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) for more than two years, seized a key military base in the city over the weekend after an extended siege.Several videos have since emerged showing men wearing military fatigues with some wearing what appear to be RSF patches carrying out extreme acts of violence around el-Fasher. The UN’s Sudan coordinator said it had received “credible reports of summary executions” in the city during an interview with the BBC on Wednesday.BBC Verify has approached the RSF for comment.

Imran Abdullah, an adviser to the RSF, denied the group’s fighters were targeting civilians in an interview with the BBC on Monday.

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