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Sudan’s war is the world’s deadliest – and getting worse in 2026.<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/terror-and-security/the-charts-that-show-sudans-war-is-the-worlds-deadliest/ The charts that show Sudan’s war is the world’s deadliest – and getting worse]. The,Telegraph. 15 Apr 2026. "The 400,000 figure was compiled before the massacre of tens of thousands of people in El Fasher late last year..."</ref>

Sudan’s war is the world’s deadliest – and getting worse in 2026.<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/terror-and-security/the-charts-that-show-sudans-war-is-the-worlds-deadliest/ The charts that show Sudan’s war is the world’s deadliest – and getting worse]. The,Telegraph. 15 Apr 2026. "The 400,000 figure was compiled before the massacre of tens of thousands of people in El Fasher late last year..."</ref>

==War crimes==

==War crimes==

Both sides commit war crimes driven by Arab-Islamic supremacy.<ref name="Bulut2025" /> The RSF targets ethnic African minorities for extermination, while the SAF blocks aid to large areas.<ref name="Bulut2025" /> Widespread sexual violence, including rape, gang-rape, sexual slavery, and forced marriage, has been used as a weapon, particularly against women and girls of the Masalit tribe.<ref name="Bulut2025" /> The violence is rooted in Arab racism, with RSF rhetoric and actions mirroring Janjaweed ideologies of ethnic superiority. U.S. determinations highlight "deliberate targeting" based on ethnicity, including infant killings and sexual enslavement.<ref name="state-dept"/> The Global Centre for R2P noted RSF-allied militias from the Sahel, including Wagner Group elements, enabling the campaign.<ref name="r2p-apr"/><ref name="cnn-oct"/> Hemedti acknowledged "violations" on October 29, 2025, promising investigations, but RSF denied hospital killings as "fabricated," despite evidence.<ref name="cnn-oct"/>

Both sides commit war crimes driven by Arab-Islamic supremacy.<ref name="Bulut2025" /> The RSF targets ethnic African minorities for extermination, while the SAF blocks aid to large areas.<ref name="Bulut2025" /> Widespread sexual violence, including rape, gang-rape, sexual slavery, and forced marriage, has been used as a weapon, particularly against women and girls of the Masalit tribe.<ref name="Bulut2025" /> The violence is rooted in Arab racism, with RSF rhetoric and actions mirroring Janjaweed ideologies of ethnic superiority. U.S. determinations highlight "deliberate targeting" based on ethnicity, including infant killings and sexual enslavement.<ref name="state-dept"/> The Global Centre for R2P noted RSF-allied militias from the Sahel, including Wagner Group elements, enabling the campaign.<ref name="r2p-apr"/><ref name="cnn-oct"/> Hemedti acknowledged "violations" on October 29, 2025, promising investigations, but RSF denied hospital killings as "fabricated," despite evidence.<ref name="cnn-oct"/>