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Combatants laugh as they ride on the back of a transport truck, hurrying by a line of multiple lifeless forms and heading facing the sinking Sudanese evening sky.

"See this extensive work. Observe this act of genocide," a fighter shouts.

The fighter smiles as he directs the video equipment on his person and his associate combatants, their RSF identification clearly shown: "The victims will all be killed in this manner."

These individuals are celebrating a massacre that humanitarian officials believe resulted in the deaths of in excess of two thousand civilians in the Sudanese urban center of el-Fasher during October.

A City Isolated from the Outside

Having held the community under encirclement for nearly 24 months, from August the paramilitary force proceeded to strengthen its position and prevent access for the leftover inhabitants.

Orbital photography reveal that troops commenced to construct a enormous sand wall - a raised sand barrier - encircling the perimeter of the city, sealing off roads and preventing humanitarian assistance.

While the blockade worsened, seventy-eight people were murdered in an militia attack on a mosque on mid-September, while the international organization stated fifty-three further were killed in drone and cannon attacks on a refugee settlement in the autumn.

Disturbing Footage Shows Unarmed Civilians Gunned Down

At dawn on late October the paramilitary force defeated the last army defenses and seized the main headquarters in the urban area, the headquarters of the 6th Infantry Division, as the military pulled back.

One of the most horrific recordings to surface and analysed depicted the aftermath of a atrocity at a university building on the western side of the urban area, where dozens lifeless forms were visible strewn over the floor.

An older person dressed in a white tunic was seated isolated amid the victims. The individual looked to gaze as a fighter equipped with a rifle moved down the staircase in the direction of the individual. Raising his weapon, the shooter fired a solitary shot at the victim, who dropped to the floor motionless.

"How come is this one still alive," one militiaman exclaimed. "Kill this one."

Satellite images taken on 26 October seemed to verify that shootings were also carried out on the roads of the city, according to a analysis issued by the Yale Humanitarian Research Lab.

One observer who spoke said he had witnessed "multiple of our kin being massacred - the victims were gathered in one place and each one eliminated."

RSF Leaders Try to Implement Public Relations

Following the events that ensued from the massacre, RSF chief acknowledged that his forces had committed "atrocities" and stated the incidents would be looked into.

Among those arrested was subsequent to a analysis documenting his executions. Meticulously orchestrated and edited video shared on the paramilitary's official Telegram account reveal the individual being escorted into a cell at a detention facility on the outskirts of el-Fasher.

Meanwhile, the militia and associated social media profiles commenced seeking to reshape the story.

Updates showing its fighters providing assistance to residents were circulated by various individuals, while the paramilitary's communications team shared multiple recordings allegedly to demonstrate the humane handling of army captives.

In spite of the social media campaign being deployed by the RSF, their actions in el-Fasher have provoked worldwide condemnation.