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Amnesty Calls for War Crimes Probe into RSF Attack on Sudan’s Zamzam Camp
Amnesty International urges a war crimes investigation after the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) attacked Zamzam IDP camp in North Darfur, killing dozens, committing mass rape, and displacing 400,000. Civilians left without justice.
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by Muhammad Hashir
2025-12-03
Amnesty Calls for War Crimes Probe into RSF Attack on Sudan’s Zamzam Camp

Human rights organization Amnesty International has called for a war crimes investigation following a deadly assault by Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on the Zamzam displaced persons camp in North Darfur earlier this year.

The NGO’s report, released Wednesday, details accounts of indiscriminate killings, mass rape, arson, and pillaging during the attack from April 11–13, 2024, as RSF fighters laid siege to the state capital el-Fasher and gained control over North Darfur. The assault forced an estimated 400,000 residents to flee in just two days.

Witnesses described RSF fighters deploying explosives, shooting civilians in homes, mosques, and markets, and committing acts “that may amount to” sexual violence. Survivors reported seeing at least 47 civilians fatally shot, including the elderly and children.

“Civilians were ruthlessly attacked, killed, robbed of items critical to their survival and livelihood, and left without recourse to justice,” said Agnes Callamard, Amnesty International’s secretary-general.

Based on interviews with 29 witnesses, as well as video and satellite evidence, the report reiterates patterns of atrocities by the RSF, which, along with the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), has been implicated in widespread war crimes since hostilities began in April 2023. The conflict has displaced nearly 12 million people and killed tens of thousands.

The report also criticized the United Arab Emirates for allegedly supporting the RSF, an accusation the UAE denies. Despite a unilateral RSF ceasefire last month under a peace plan proposed by the “Quad” (Egypt, Saudi Arabia, UAE, U.S.), ongoing clashes suggest little commitment to ending the war.

Amnesty’s findings emphasize that indiscriminate attacks on civilians, including firing without a military target, constitute serious violations of international humanitarian law.
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