The UN has published a shocking report on the horrific civil war in Sudan which was sparked in 2023. The 29-page study claims more than 6,000 people lost their lives in just 72 hours of bloodshed
The UN has announced more than 6,000 people were brutally killed over the course of three days in a series of mass killings and widespread atrocities amounting to war crimes.
The 29-page report detailed the atrocities which included summary executions, sexual violence, abductions for ransom, torture and ill-treatment to detention and disappearances.
The UN stated these took place when the paramilitary group the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) took control of the city Al Fashir, Sudan. Al Fashir was the Sudanese army’s last remaining stronghold in Darfur during October 2025 where the three days of unprecedented violence took place.
The UN stated: “at least 4,400 people were killed” within the city, and “over 1,600 others along exit routes as they fled”. The report added: “The actual scale of the death toll during the week-long offensive is undoubtedly significantly higher.”
The UN noted in many cases the attacks were ethnically motivated. Horror videos of RSF fighters have surfaced online of troops allegedly lynching women, lashing emergency responders and cheering over dead bodies. These videos have circulated online since the start of the conflict.
Alongside the UN’s report British Lawmakers have recently spoken out against the ongoing violence in Sudan and have imposed sanctions on six key figures it said were fuelling Sudan’s war.
Individuals hit by the sanctions include senior army commanders, the RSF, as well as three foreign nationals who allegedly are responsible for recruiting Colombian mercenaries to fight for the RSF.
Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper said: “The UK has extremely strong controls on arms exports, including to prevent any diversion. We will continue to take that immensely seriously.”
Plans to establish a rival Sudanese government located in the west of the country have been declared by a coalition linked to the RSF, named the Sudan Founding Alliance.
The African Union – a continental organisation of 55 member states in Africa – has rejected these plans warning that such a move would jeopardise any prospect of unity.
The Sudanese Civil war began in April 2023 after a power struggle descended into widespread violence in Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, and in other areas across the country. The bloody conflict has created the largest humanitarian crisis on the planet and has also pushed parts of the African nation to famine.
The UAE has been accused of backing and funding the RSF. Despite the accusation the UAE’s foreign ministry pushed back against the allegations. A spokesperson for the ministry stated: “We categorically reject any claims of providing any form of support to either warring party since the onset of the civil war.”