UN Chief Alarmed by Mass Atrocities Committed in Sudan’s El-Fasher
Guterres articulated "grave concern" regarding documented mass atrocities and systematic human rights abuses concentrated in El-Fasher, while acknowledging accelerating violence now engulfing the Kordofan provinces—signaling geographical expansion of what analysts fear could entrench permanent state partition.
In a statement posted to X, the UN chief demanded immediate armed hostilities cessation as warfare between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the RSF militia intensifies across multiple fronts. He emphasized the necessity of severing external military supply lines fueling the bloodshed.
"The flow of weapons and fighters from external parties must be cut off," Guterres declared, simultaneously insisting that humanitarian corridors remain accessible to deliver aid to imperiled civilian populations.
Guterres pressed both combatants to pursue negotiated resolution urgently, invoking the imperative for "swift, tangible steps" toward political settlement before further destabilization becomes irreversible.
RSF territorial dominance expands
The escalation accelerated after Oct. 26, when the RSF seized El-Fasher, the provincial capital of North Darfur State, perpetrating mass killings documented by humanitarian monitors and international observers. Analysts warned that consolidating territorial control in this strategic city could institutionalize the nation's division along military lines.
RSF dominance of El-Fasher triggered cascading territorial clashes, with rebel forces and government troops now locked in combat across the Kordofan provinces—regions previously outside RSF operational scope. The geographic spread signals a qualitative shift in conflict intensity and strategic ambition.
Sudan's 18-state administrative structure now reflects a bifurcated military map. The RSF commands all five Darfur states except isolated northern pockets of North Darfur retained by government forces. The Sudanese army maintains dominance across the remaining 13 states spanning the capital Khartoum and southern, northern, eastern, and central territories.
The 20-month war, initiated in April 2023 between regular military forces and the militia organization, has decimated the nation. Thousands lie dead, while millions have abandoned homes, creating one of the planet's most acute displacement emergencies. Infrastructure collapse and the weaponization of starvation have compounded medical and humanitarian emergencies across affected regions.
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