Mass killings continue to be reported in the Sudanese city of El Fasher after rebel forces took control on Sunday, ending an 18-month siege and sparking further alarm about a massive humanitarian crisis.
The reported killings come after the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) took over the army's headquarters in the city — clearing the paramilitary group's last major obstacle for full control of Sudan's sprawling western region of Darfur.
Satellite photos appear to show bodies in the streets and hundreds more are believed to have been killed, though disrupted communications and only scarce reports from refugees make the situation difficult to assess.
Aid workers and officials are worried even for those who escaped the city.
"Those able to flee — the vast majority women, children, and the elderly — face extortion, rape and violence on th
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