'Fifty or sixty people in a single street': Witnesses describe civilian killings in Sudan's al-Fashir

FILE PHOTO: An injured displaced Sudanese woman who fled violence in al-Fashir receives treatment while carrying her child at a makeshift clinic run by Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), amid ongoing clashes between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese army, in Tawila, North Darfur, Sudan November 3, 2025. REUTERS/Mohamed Jamal/File Photo

AL-DABBA, Sudan (Reuters) -Civilians in al-Fashir were shot in the streets, targeted in drone strikes and crushed by trucks, witnesses to the first days of the RSF's takeover described to Reuters, providing a glimpse into the violent capture of one of Sudan's largest cities.

The fall of al-Fashir on October 26 has cemented the Rapid Support Forces' control of the Darfur region in its two-and-a-half-year war with the Sudanese army. Videos of soldiers killing civilians on the outskirts of the city and reports of attacks on those escaping have raised international alarm.