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Militiamen smirk as they move on the bed of a transport truck, speeding past a series of several corpses and moving facing the descending Sudanese sun.

"Observe this extensive work. Observe this instance of ethnic cleansing," one shouts.

He smiles as he turns the camera on his person and his fellow militiamen, their paramilitary identification clearly shown: "The victims will all be killed this way."

The men are exulting in a mass killing that aid workers believe resulted in the deaths of more than 2,000 civilians in the African urban center of el-Fasher in recent weeks.

A City Isolated from the World

Having held the community under blockade for almost two years, from August the RSF proceeded to reinforce its dominance and restrict the leftover inhabitants.

Satellite images reveal that fighters started to build a immense berm - a built-up sand barrier - surrounding the edges of el-Fasher, closing entry points and blocking relief supplies.

While the blockade worsened, multiple individuals were slain in an paramilitary strike on a mosque on 19 September, while the UN stated 53 additional were murdered in drone and cannon bombardments on a makeshift community in the autumn.

Explicit Video Reveals Defenseless People Executed

At dawn on 26 October the RSF defeated the remaining government defenses and seized the central base in the community, the main facility of the 6th Infantry Division, as the military retreated.

One of the most graphic footage to surface and studied revealed the aftermath of a mass killing at a campus structure on the western side of the community, where numerous corpses were seen strewn over the floor.

An elderly individual dressed in a white tunic sat isolated surrounded by the bodies. He rotated to glance as a militiaman equipped with a rifle proceeded descending the stairs in the direction of the individual. pointing his rifle, the shooter discharged a one shot at the individual, who collapsed to the ground still.

"For what reason is this person still living," one militiaman shouted. "Kill him."

Orbital photography taken on late October appeared to confirm that shootings were also performed on the roads of el-Fasher, according to a analysis issued by the university analysis team.

A key witness who provided testimony stated the individual had seen "multiple of our kin being killed - they were collected in one place and all killed."

Paramilitary Officers Attempt to Conduct Reputation Management

In the days that came after the massacre, RSF commander conceded that his fighters had perpetrated "atrocities" and said the occurrences would be examined.

Among those detained was following a investigation documenting his executions. Deliberately orchestrated and edited footage shared on the paramilitary's official Telegram platform show the commander being escorted into a prison room at a jail on the edges of el-Fasher.

Simultaneously, the RSF and associated social media accounts started attempting to alter the story.

Content depicting its militiamen providing supplies to inhabitants were disseminated by some individuals, while the force's public relations unit published multiple videos purporting to show the compassionate treatment of army prisoners of war.

Regardless of the social media campaign being employed by the RSF, their conduct in el-Fasher have generated global outrage.