A Sudanese paramilitary commander, known to soldiers as Abu Lulu, reportedly executed nine unarmed men in the city of El‑Fasher, Darfur, and then posted the footage on TikTok.
The video, shared on Facebook and other sites, shows the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) brigadier general, whose real name is Al‑Fateh Abdullah Idris, lining up captives and shooting them one by one with a rifle. In a grim second clip, he also threatens a wounded man, calling him a rapist, before firing a shot that ends the man’s life.
The RSF‑style footage spreads images of dozens of dead bodies behind the uniformed soldiers. Abu Lulu had a TikTok account with more than 220,000 followers. TikTok later confirmed that it banned the account after the videos were reported to them.
The day after El‑Fasher fell in an 18‑month siege, Yemian researchers at the Yale Humanitarian Research Lab used satellite images to find evidence of mass killings in the city. The images show discoloration that may be blood stains, “consistent with reports of executions” shared online and by United Nations and human rights groups. The lab estimates that up to 2,000 civilians could have been killed by RSF fighters since the city’s capture.
Following the reaction, the RSF announced that it had arrested Abu Lulu. A photo posted by the RSF shows the former commander being led to a cell in handcuffs. RSF officials said they are investigating his actions and that “specialized legal committees have begun to assess the crimes for justice.”
The RSF and the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) have been battling for control of the country since the coalition protest collapsed in 2023. The conflict has killed more than 150,000 people and displaced about 12 million. While the SAF has regained Khartoum, the capital, the RSF holds most of Darfur, including El‑Fasher.
Human rights organizations and the World Health Organization have raised alarm about recent attacks. The WHO’s director‑general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said that 460 people died when RSF soldiers struck a Saudi hospital. Witnesses also report RSF soldiers beating and shooting civilians—men, women, and children—door‑to‑door. The RSF denies the allegations, describing them as a “propaganda campaign” with no basis in fact.
The seizure of El‑Fasher, Sudan’s last major city still under government control, adds to fears that Africa’s third‑largest nation could fragment again and return to a genocidal civil war. One side—the RSF—holds Darfur, while the SAF controls Khartoum, the north and east of the country. The United Nations Security Council convened an emergency meeting this week in response to the escalating violence.
Source: New York Post
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