The brutal civil war that has ravaged the East African nation of Sudan for the past two years took a dark and alarming turn this week. The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) fighting against the Sudanese military assumed control of the North Darfur capital of el-Fasher, cementing its hold on the region after laying siege to the area for more than a year.

The capture of el-Fasher comes as a growing chorus of international observers accuse the RSF of genocide and crimes against humanity for their actions during the siege and immediately after, raising the prospect that the Sudan might once again split, similar to the succession of South Sudan in 2011.

What has happened in el-Fasher?

Approximately 1,500 civilians have been killed in el-Fasher over the past week, "all of whom were exec

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