Fears have mounted in Sudan after paramilitaries seized the key city of el-Fasher, amid reports of mass atrocities and the killing of five Red Crescent volunteers in Kordofan.

The capture of el-Fasher, the historical heart of Darfur, has accompanied reports of mass killings reminiscent of the region’s darkest days.

After an 18-month siege marked by starvation and bombardment, the city is now under the control of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), descendants of the Janjaweed militias accused of genocide two decades ago.

The paramilitary group, locked in a brutal war with the Sudanese military since April 2023, launched a final assault on the city in recent days, seizing the army’s last positions.

In the neighbouring region of North Kordofan, the International Federation of Red Cross and

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