RSF Attack on Sudan Shelter Reportedly Kills 50+ Civilians in Darfur

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Above: A makeshift civilian bunker in El Fasher, North Darfur, on March 13, 2025. Image copyright: MUAMMAR IBRAHIM/AFP/Getty Images

The Spin

Pro-RSF narrative

The recent accusations against the RSF are false and fabricated, since El Fasher is devoid of any substantial civilian population. Instead, the Port Sudan authority and its lackeys in the city have used civilian sites as a shield, only to shout murder when targeted. These claims are ironic given the heinous human rights record of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF).

Pro-SAF narrative

Since the beginning of this conflict, the Dagalo militia has engineered a genocide in Darfur, with the attack on El Fasher the latest in a long line of atrocities. The international community, however, has remained silent for too long in the face of these crimes. The U.N., therefore, must take action to stop supplies to these war criminals to prevent their program of ethnic cleansing.

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Pro-establishment narrative

In this war of atrocities, the SAF and the RSF are as guilty as the other. The U.N. has found considerable evidence that both sides in this conflict have committed a litany of war crimes, ranging from civilian massacres to rape and slavery. The international community must impose sanctions to hold those responsible for these crimes accountable for their actions.

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