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Militiamen smirk as they move on the rear of a pick-up truck, speeding alongside a series of nine corpses and heading towards the descending Sudan's sun.

"See all this effort. Observe this mass destruction," one shouts.

The fighter grins as he directs the video equipment on his person and his companion fighters, their RSF identification visible: "They are all going to die this way."

The combatants are rejoicing over a mass killing that aid workers suspect claimed the lives of over 2,000 civilians in the Sudan's city of al-Fashir during October.

A City Cut Off from the Outside

After maintaining the urban area under encirclement for nearly 24 months, from late summer the militia moved to consolidate its position and prevent access for the surviving residents.

Orbital photography show that troops commenced to build a massive earth barrier - a built-up earthen wall - surrounding the boundaries of el-Fasher, blocking access routes and halting relief supplies.

While the blockade worsened, seventy-eight people were killed in an militia assault on a place of worship on mid-September, while the UN reported 53 additional were murdered in unmanned aircraft and cannon strikes on a displacement camp in October.

Graphic Recording Reveals Unarmed People Shot

At dawn on 26 October the paramilitary force overwhelmed the final government strongholds and seized the main headquarters in the city, the main facility of the Army Division, as the military retreated.

One of the most disturbing videos to emerge and studied showed the aftermath of a atrocity at a educational facility on the western side of the community, where dozens corpses were observed spread over the ground.

A senior individual dressed in a white tunic sat isolated amongst the bodies. The individual turned to gaze as a fighter equipped with a rifle moved along the steps in the direction of him. lifting his weapon, the fighter discharged a one bullet at the man, who dropped to the floor still.

"Why is this person even living," another fighter exclaimed. "Shoot him."

Space-based imagery captured on October 26th appeared to verify that killings were furthermore performed on the streets of el-Fasher, based on a report released by the academic research center.

An witness who spoke stated the individual had witnessed "numerous of our kin getting executed - they were assembled in a specific area and all killed."

RSF Commanders Try to Conduct Reputation Management

Following the events that ensued from the atrocity, RSF chief conceded that his forces had carried out "atrocities" and stated the incidents would be looked into.

Among those apprehended was subsequent to a analysis detailing his executions. Meticulously choreographed and produced footage published on the paramilitary's authorized social media platform reveal him being led into a detention area at a jail on the edges of the city.

At the same time, the RSF and connected online accounts commenced trying to reshape the narrative.

Posts presenting its militiamen distributing supplies to residents were circulated by some users, while the force's communications team released numerous clips allegedly to demonstrate the compassionate treatment of government detainees.

Despite the social media initiative being used by the militia, their actions in el-Fasher have sparked global anger.