Darfur Conflict Escalates: Devastating Attacks and Mass Displacement

As of November 14th, 2025, the Darfur conflict in Sudan has reached a devastating new level. More than 150,000 people have been killed, and around 12 million have been forced to flee their homes in the past two years. The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group has been accused of targeting non-Arab groups in the region, a claim they have denied.

One of the most disturbing aspects of this conflict is the abundance of digital evidence, including footage and photos of horrific atrocities, often seemingly filmed by the perpetrators themselves. Researchers are now analyzing this evidence in a bid to identify and hold accountable those responsible for the violence.

According to Mona Rishmawi, a member of the UN's fact-finding mission on Sudan, the scale of the suffering in Darfur today is greater than the Janjaweed militia's genocide in the same region 20 years ago. The RSF traces its origins back to the Janjaweed, and the attacks have now shifted from targeting villages to whole cities and refugee camps housing hundreds of thousands of people.

The international community has condemned the surging violence, with a joint G7 statement describing the conflict between the Sudanese army and the RSF as triggering "the world's largest humanitarian crisis." As the situation in Darfur continues to deteriorate, the need for accountability and justice has never been more urgent.