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Fighters laugh as they move on the bed of a utility vehicle, speeding alongside a row of several corpses and heading towards the sinking African sun.

"See such work. Look at this mass destruction," a combatant exclaims.

The individual smiles as he points the camera on himself and his associate militiamen, their Rapid Support Forces badges visible: "These people are all going to die this way."

The men are celebrating a massacre that aid workers believe resulted in the deaths of in excess of thousands of civilians in the Sudanese urban center of al-Fashir last month.

A Community Cut Off from the Outside

After maintaining the urban area under siege for nearly two years, from late summer the paramilitary force advanced to reinforce its control and restrict the remaining inhabitants.

Satellite images reveal that forces started to construct a immense earth barrier - a built-up dirt embankment - encircling the perimeter of el-Fasher, sealing off access routes and blocking humanitarian assistance.

As the siege escalated, seventy-eight individuals were killed in an paramilitary assault on a place of worship on 19 September, while the United Nations said 53 further were murdered in aerial and artillery bombardments on a refugee settlement in the autumn.

Disturbing Recording Reveals Weaponless Individuals Executed

In the early morning on late October the paramilitary force defeated the remaining government strongholds and took control of the main compound in the urban area, the command center of the Military Unit, as the military pulled back.

One of the most horrific videos to emerge and analysed revealed the results of a massacre at a educational facility on the west of the urban area, where dozens corpses were observed strewn throughout the floor.

An elderly man wearing a robe was seated alone surrounded by the victims. He turned to gaze as a militiaman armed with a weapon proceeded down the stairs in the direction of the individual. pointing his rifle, the fighter discharged a single round at the victim, who fell to the floor still.

"How come is this one still alive," another militiaman exclaimed. "Execute him."

Space-based imagery taken on late October indicated to confirm that shootings were furthermore performed on the roads of al-Fashir, according to a study released by the university analysis team.

An witness who communicated reported he had observed "multiple of our relatives being executed - these individuals were assembled in a single location and everyone killed."

RSF Leaders Attempt to Carry Out Reputation Management

In the days that came after the massacre, paramilitary leader acknowledged that his troops had perpetrated "wrongdoings" and stated the incidents would be looked into.

Among those detained was following a investigation documenting his killings. Deliberately orchestrated and modified recording posted on the militia's formal messaging channel depict the commander being led into a prison room at a prison on the outskirts of al-Fashir.

At the same time, the RSF and associated social media accounts commenced trying to reshape the story.

Posts depicting its militiamen handing out assistance to inhabitants were disseminated by several accounts, while the militia's communications team released several videos allegedly to display the humane treatment of army detainees.

Despite the online campaign being used by the paramilitary, their actions in al-Fashir have provoked global outrage.