RSF-led violence in al-Fashir bears 'hallmarks of genocide', say key UN nations


Sudanese refugee children from al-Fashir play during the sunset over the Tine transit refugee camp, amid the conflict between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese army, in eastern Chad, November 21, 2025. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

Feb 26 (Reuters) - ⁠Violence by Rapid ⁠Support Forces paramilitary group ‌in the Sudanese city of al-Fashir bears "the hallmarks of genocide", ​the foreign ministers of ⁠the Sudan ⁠core group at the UN ⁠Human ‌Rights' Council said in a ⁠statement on Thursday.

The group concludes ​that ‌RSF-led violence constitutes war ⁠crimes and ​crimes against humanity, and bears the hallmarks ⁠of genocide, the ministers ​said in a statement circulated by the German foreign ⁠ministry.

The countries - Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway, and the United Kingdom - said ​they planned ⁠to form a coalition ​to prevent further ‌atrocities in Sudan.

(Reporting ​by Linda Pasquini, Editing by Friederike Heine)

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