RSF arrests commander over field executions in El Fasher
October 30, 2025 (EL FASHER) – The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) said on Thursday it had arrested several of its members, including a field commander known as “Abolulu,” after he appeared in videos carrying out widespread field executions of civilians in El Fasher.
The graphic scenes and extensive violations by the RSF against civilians in the North Darfur capital have drawn widespread international condemnation, with growing calls to halt the atrocities and hold the perpetrators accountable.
RSF-affiliated platforms broadcast a video showing “Abolulu” being transported to Shala prison in El Fasher in handcuffs and placed in a cell.
The detained commander is Al-Fatih Abdullah Idris, nicknamed “Abolulu,” who is accused of involvement in extensive massacres in El Fasher over the past months and after the city’s fall on October 26. He was also known for similar operations in other areas the RSF had entered.
In a statement, an RSF spokesperson said, “In implementation of the leadership’s directives and in commitment to the law… our forces have arrested a number of those accused of the abuses in El Fasher, led by the so-called Abolulu.”
He said specialized legal committees had begun investigating the accused to bring them to justice.
The spokesman added that their forces are acting “with full responsibility to achieve true justice, far from any propagandistic use or alignment with campaigns of intimidation and politicization.”
Meanwhile, the Tasis Sudan Alliance, which is led by the RSF, acknowledged that violations against civilians occurred in El Fasher. It described the events as “individual acts by undisciplined elements” and reiterated its rejection of any violation of international humanitarian law or human rights.
In a live broadcast on TikTok, “Abolulu” admitted to killing hundreds of people and declared his intention to increase the number to two thousand, justifying the crimes as revenge for the killing of several family members during the war.