'Our job is only killing': An Inside Look at the Sudan Massacre

Fri Dec 05 2025 20:32:09 GMT+0200 (Eastern European Standard Time)

An alarming investigation into the recent massacre orchestrated by Sudan's Rapid Support Forces, revealing chilling accounts and graphic footage of violence against civilians.

The piece explores the horrific events following the alleged attacks on civilians by Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in el-Fasher, where more than 2,000 individuals are feared dead. It contains graphic details and eyewitness accounts, raising questions about war crimes being committed in the region, alongside efforts by the RSF to control the narrative amidst escalating tensions.

Warning: This story contains graphic descriptions of executions.

Fighters laugh as they ride on the back of a pick-up truck, speeding past a row of nine dead bodies and driving towards the setting Sudanese sun.

Look at all this work. Look at this genocide, one cheers.

He smiles as he turns the camera on himself and his fellow fighters, their Rapid Support Forces (RSF) badges on display: They will all die like this. The men are celebrating a massacre that humanitarian officials fear killed more than 2,000 people in the Sudanese city of el-Fasher last month. On Monday, the International Criminal Court (ICC) said it was investigating whether the paramilitary may have committed war crimes and crimes against humanity.

El-Fasher was a key target for the paramilitary RSF, being the last stronghold in Darfur held by the Sudanese military - with whom the RSF has waged a devastating war since their ruling coalition collapsed in 2023. More than 150,000 people are estimated to have been killed by the fighting over the past two years, with both sides accused of a litany of war crimes.

Having held the city under siege for almost two years, from August the RSF moved to consolidate its position and blockade the remaining civilian population. Satellite images show that troops started to construct a massive berm - a raised sand barrier - around the perimeter of el-Fasher, sealing off access routes and blocking aid.

As the siege intensified, the RSF launched deadly attacks, including an attack on a mosque that killed 78 people and drone strikes on displacement camps. Graphic footage appeared online, depicting severe human rights abuses, including executions of unarmed civilians.

RSF fighters were captured on video celebrating their actions, with one commander, identified as Abu Lulu, emphasizing that Our job is only killing. Eyewitness accounts corroborate the harrowing narratives of missing family members, as well as those killed in front of others.

Despite RSF's attempts to manage the narrative by arresting some suspects and framing their actions positively on social media, global outrage continues to mount over the atrocities committed.