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RSF Seizes El Fasher Amid Escalating Sudan Genocide

10/30/2025

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On October 28, 2025, Rapid Support Forces (RSF) captured El Fasher, Sudan, shifting the civil war and giving RSF control over Darfur and parallel government.
The United States has accused the RSF of genocide.
The conflict has killed over 150,000 and displaced about 14 million.
Analysts warn of increased ethnically targeted violence against non-Arab groups.
Calls for international intervention are growing as civilian casualties rise and humanitarian crisis deepens.

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On October 28, 2025, Rapid Support Forces (RSF) captured El Fasher, Sudan, shifting the civil war and giving RSF control over Darfur and parallel government.
The United States has accused the RSF of genocide.
The conflict has killed over 150,000 and displaced about 14 million.
Analysts warn of increased ethnically targeted violence against non-Arab groups.
Calls for international intervention are growing as civilian casualties rise and humanitarian crisis deepens.