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ICC deputy prosecutor told the UN Security Council the RSF carried out an organised campaign of executions and rape in El Fasher

Confidence: Confirmed · 5 sourcesSudan · Oct 12, 2026

Subject of this story

Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF)

Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo ("Hemedti"), Commander, Rapid Support Forces (RSF)

Rapid Support Forces (RSF)

Also named

Oversight

Office of the Prosecutor, International Criminal Court

Nazhat Shameem Khan, Deputy Prosecutor, International Criminal Court

What happened

After the Rapid Support Forces seized El Fasher on October 26, 2025 following an 18-month siege, the ICC Office of the Prosecutor said on November 3, 2025 it was alarmed by reports of mass killings and rape allegedly committed there and was preserving evidence. In January 2026, Deputy Prosecutor Nazhat Shameem Khan told the UN Security Council her office had video, audio and satellite evidence of war crimes and crimes against humanity in El Fasher, describing a systematic campaign targeting non-Arab communities, and said her office is also documenting alleged crimes by the Sudanese Armed Forces. The statements say the conduct may amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity under the Rome Statute. These are prosecutor's assessments; no arrest warrants for current-war conduct had been announced in these sources.

Sources (5)

International Criminal Court, Office of the ProsecutorStatement expressing profound alarm and deep concern over reports of mass killings, rape and other crimes allegedly committed by the RSF in El-Fasher, and announcing steps to preserve evidence for prosecution.

NBC NewsReporting on the ICC's investigation into mass killings and rape allegedly committed by the RSF during and after the fall of El Fasher.

JURISTCoverage of the ICC prosecutor's November 3, 2025 public statement on human rights violations in El-Fasher, North Darfur.

Radio TamazujThis criminality is being repeated in town after town in Darfur.

International Criminal Court, Office of the Prosecutor42nd report to the UN Security Council describing an organised, calculated RSF campaign of atrocities in El Fasher and ongoing documentation of alleged SAF crimes.

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Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo ("Hemedti")

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