The UN's independent fact-finding mission on Sudan said on Thursday (February 19, 2026) the siege and capture of El-Fasher by a paramilitary group bore "the hallmarks of genocide".
Its investigation concluded that the Rapid Support Forces' (RSF) seizure of the city in Darfur last October had inflicted "three days of absolute horror", and called for those responsible to be brought to justice.
It comes the same week as drone strikes reportedly killed dozens across Sudan's Kordofan region, where the UN has regularly warned of similar atrocities unfolding.
At least 15 children were killed in a drone strike on a displacement camp in West Kordofan this week, UNICEF said, while local rights defenders said another strike
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