Sudan: ICC warns el-Fasher atrocities could be 'war crimes'
Dmytro Hubenko with AFP, Reuters
1 hour ago
The Red Cross said that history is repeating itself in Sudan's Darfur region following reports of mass killings in the city of el-Fasher. The ICC said it was collecting evidence as part of its investigation into the war.
Sudan's civil war has reached a new tipping point after the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) took control of el-Fasher, the army's last stronghold in the western Darfur region, with the International Criminal Court suspecting war crimes have been committed.
The ICC prosecutor's office (OTP) voiced on Monday "profound alarm and deepest concern" over reports from el-Fasher about mass killings, rapes, and other crimes allegedly committed.
"Within the ongoing investigation, the office is taking immediate steps regarding the alleged crimes in (el-Fasher) to preserve and collect relevant evidence for its use in future prosecutions," ICC prosecutors said in a statement.
El-Fasher atrocities part of 'a broader pattern'
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