The United Nations’ gender equality agency has warned that rape is currently being used as a “weapon of war” in Sudan.

Thousands of civilians flee villages in Kordofan, central Sudan, after a series of deadly attacks by the Rapid Support Forces.

The European Union has sounded the alarm over the dire situation in Sudan’s Al Fasher, describing it as a “graveyard of humanity,” with civilians trapped under siege, hospitals bombed, and aid routes blocked.

A video has surfaced showing a Sudanese militia commander boasting about the execution of over 2,000 civilians during the RSF takeover of El Fasher in Darfur.

Sudan’s Permanent Representative to Ethiopia and the African Union has publicly accused the rebel paramilitary RSF of committing war crimes.

Fierce fighting continues in El Fasher, North Darfur, a city long under siege and now at the center of Sudan’s escalating war.

Sudan’s army has intensified its operations across Darfur, launching airstrikes on RSF positions in both Nyala and El Fasher.