Sudan's government on Saturday formally briefed senior UN officials in Geneva on "horrific atrocities" it alleges were committed by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in the cities of El-Fasher in North Darfur and Bara in North Kordofan.

According to Sudan's state news agency SUNA, the nation's Permanent Representative, Hassan Hamid, met with Nada Al-Nashif, the UN Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights. Hamid presented details of "brutal crimes" allegedly carried out by RSF militias since October 26.

The Sudanese delegation outlined evidence of what it described as "ethnically motivated executions," including the "mass killings of patients, caregivers, and medical staff at the Saudi Maternity Hospital in El-Fasher." Similar atrocities were also reported in Bara. The UN Human Rights Office has separately confirmed receiving "horrendous accounts" and "alarming reports" of summary executions and mass killings following the RSF's capture of the cities.

The delegate accused the international community's "inaction" of emboldening the RSF to commit the alleged crimes.

The briefing follows the RSF's seizure of Bara on Oct. 25, which triggered large waves of displacement. On Wednesday, RSF leader Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo (Hemedti) admitted that "violations" had occurred by his forces in El-Fasher and claimed that investigation committees had been formed.

The war between the Sudanese army and the RSF, which began in April 2023, has escalated into the world's largest displacement crisis. According to recent UN and local reports, the conflict has killed more than 150,000 people and displaced over 14 million. The RSF's capture of El-Fasher, the last army stronghold in the region, effectively gives the paramilitary group control over all five states in Darfur.

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