Sudan’s brutal civil war – what has happened in El Fasher?

Paramilitary Rapid Support Forces captured the city from the army after an 18-month siege - but who are they and what do they want?

Another devastating chapter in Sudan's brutal civil war has taken place as the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces captured El Fasher from the army after an 18-month siege that trapped tens of thousands of civilians in the city in Darfur. The RSF now controls all major urban centres in Darfur, a development that raises the possibility the country could face partition.