The UN reports that hundreds of civilians and unarmed fighters may have been executed in Sudan, a war crime.
Witnesses say that paramilitaries have seized the Sudanese city, resulting in the execution or capture of hundreds of civilians and unarmed fighters.
The UN human rights office shared accounts estimating hundreds of civilians and unarmed fighters may have been executed, considered war crimes.
Activists and analysts had warned of revenge killings based on ethnicity by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) if they seized al-Fashir, the last stronghold of the Sudanese military in Darfur.
The RSF has denied such abuses, saying the accounts have been manufactured by its enemies and making counter-accusations against them.
Author's summary: Mass killings occur in Sudan.