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What accusations have been made against the RSF during the civil war?

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The RSF has been accused of committing war crimes, including genocide, mass torture, rape, looting, and killing non-Arab peoples. In February 2026, a UN Human Rights Council fact-finding mission investigating the RSF’s actions in and near the Darfur city of Al-Fāshir issued a report, finding “indications pointing to genocide, as well as war crimes and crimes against humanity.” On July 12, 2026, a Sudanese court convicted Hemedti and 15 other high-ranking RSF members in absentia for having committed crimes against humanity and genocide in Al-Junaynah (El Geneina) in the Darfur region, including the assassination of a regional governor in June 2023.