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The Rapid Support Forces said they welcome an international fact-finding committee to visit areas under their control, accusing the U.N. Human Rights Council of issuing misleading reports based on what they described as false information and misleading videos regarding the situation in el-Fasher.
In a statement, the Rapid Support Forces said the reports discussed during the U.N. Human Rights Council session on the situation in el-Fasher “did not reflect the reality on the ground.”
RSF said all testimonies presented during the session regarding the situation in el-Fasher and surrounding areas were based on “false news and misleading videos” that spread after the liberation of el-Fasher.
It accused what it described as “terrorist political Islamist groups” of orchestrating a campaign of “misinformation, fabricated videos, and AI-generated images.”
The statement said the Rapid Support Forces had previously explained the truth about the “misleading media campaign” that swept some outlets after the city’s liberation.
The statement said a visit by a government delegation to El-Fasher revealed the inaccuracy of the false reports. It said the delegation reviewed the conditions of residents who were prevented from leaving the city by what it called terrorist militias and their allies.
Hospitals were reopened, humanitarian aid entered the city, and life began gradually returning, while military engineering teams continued removing mines and explosives “planted by the militant army militias in neighborhoods, schools and hospitals.”
The statement strongly criticized the Human Rights Council session for ignoring these facts.
The Rapid Support Forces said the Peace Government, represented by the Council of Ministers, formed an independent legal committee to investigate the events in el-Fasher and that several individuals involved in “individual violations” were arrested.
It said this “reflects the government’s commitment to justice,” but expressed regret that these steps were not mentioned during the U.N. session.
The statement accused the “Islamist Movement army” of rejecting a proposal to form a fact-finding committee on Oct. 11, 2023, and refusing to cooperate with the international committee on four occasions: Jan. 3, 2024; Jan. 29, 2024; June 7, 2024; and Aug. 9, 2024.
The Rapid Support Forces said it sent an official letter on Dec. 20, 2024, confirming its full cooperation with the committee and renewed its welcome in July 2024.
However, “none of the committee members visited Rapid Support Forces–controlled areas to investigate the facts.”
The statement said the Rapid Support Forces welcomed U.N. expert Redwan Nouicer’s plan to contact officials in RSF-controlled areas and arrange a field visit but noted he had not taken any practical steps. It reaffirmed their continued welcome of any visit.
The statement said what happened “clearly reveals the party that obstructs the truth and relies on lies and misleading media,” saying the same side “that sabotages peace platforms, undermines humanitarian truces, and rejects a ceasefire is the one that ignited this war.”
It described the conflict—which opponents call the “War of Dignity”—as offering “no dignity for Sudan or its people, but only for the Islamic Movement / the terrorist Muslim Brotherhood, whose dignity they seek to protect.”
The Rapid Support Forces–affiliated government reiterated its commitment to peace while emphasizing strength in pursuing it, saying, “We will continue to extend our hands for peace, but our hands will be strong.”
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