New footage shows RSF fighter shooting at site of mass killings in Sudan citypublished at 13:16 GMT

13:16 GMT

Peter Mwai
BBC Verify senior journalist

New verified footage has emerged providing further evidence that a prominent fighter from the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has been involved in carrying out in executions in el-Fasher.

The city in western Sudan was the last major army stronghold in the Darfur region and fell to the RSF on Sunday.

Yesterday, we verified a clip of the fighter, known as Abu Lulu, executing an injured man in civilian clothing. The new video shows him repeatedly firing a pistol into motionless people in a ditch, then raising the gun into the air.

We can confirm it was filmed was the same place to north-west of el-Fasher as earlier footage we’ve analysed, as we can see the same vehicles on fire and dozens of bodies scattered around the area.

Abu Lulu’s clothing matches and we can identify another man who appears alongside him in both clips.

Yesterday, RSF commander Gen Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known as Hemedti, acknowledged that his fighters may have committed violations in el-Fasher. He pledged to investigate and hold anyone found guilty accountable.

We are also looking at reports by the World Health Organization (WHO) that more than 450 people were killed in a hospital in el-Fasher.

The RSF has issued a statement dismissing the claim saying as “baseless”. We will update you if we find more on this.

Abu Lulu holding a pistol in the airImage source, X