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Fighters chuckle as they ride on the rear of a pick-up truck, hurrying past a series of several lifeless forms and heading towards the descending Sudanese sun.

"Look at such effort. Observe this act of genocide," a combatant shouts.

The individual grins as he turns the video equipment on his own face and his fellow fighters, their Rapid Support Forces badges clearly shown: "The victims are all going to be killed this way."

The combatants are rejoicing over a mass killing that relief organizations fear killed over two thousand civilians in the Sudanese city of el-Fasher last month.

An Urban Center Severed from the Outside

Following their control of the urban area under blockade for approximately an extended period, from late summer the paramilitary force proceeded to consolidate its control and restrict the surviving inhabitants.

Space-based imagery reveal that forces started to construct a enormous earth barrier - a built-up earthen wall - encircling the perimeter of al-Fashir, closing roads and blocking humanitarian assistance.

As the siege intensified, 78 civilians were slain in an militia attack on a mosque on mid-September, while the UN said fifty-three more were killed in unmanned aircraft and cannon bombardments on a refugee settlement in fall.

Explicit Video Reveals Defenseless People Executed

At dawn on October 26th the RSF conquered the last government strongholds and took control of the central compound in the city, the command center of the Army Division, as the military pulled back.

Among the most disturbing recordings to appear and examined showed the consequences of a massacre at a educational facility on the west of the community, where scores corpses were visible scattered across the area.

A senior man wearing a white tunic was seated by himself amongst the corpses. The man rotated to glance as a fighter equipped with a weapon walked descending the staircase facing him. pointing his firearm, the fighter discharged a single shot at the man, who dropped to the floor motionless.

"For what reason is this one even breathing," a combatant exclaimed. "Execute this person."

Space-based imagery recorded on 26 October appeared to substantiate that killings were also conducted on the streets of al-Fashir, as reported by a report published by the academic research center.

An witness who communicated stated they had witnessed "numerous of our kin getting executed - the victims were collected in one place and each one murdered."

Militia Leaders Seek to Carry Out Public Relations

During the period that came after the massacre, militia commander admitted that his troops had perpetrated "violations" and stated the incidents would be examined.

Part of the apprehended was following a investigation detailing his killings. Deliberately choreographed and produced footage shared on the paramilitary's authorized social media platform reveal him being led into a detention area at a jail on the outskirts of al-Fashir.

At the same time, the RSF and associated social media profiles started seeking to reshape the story.

Posts presenting its combatants distributing supplies to inhabitants were disseminated by some individuals, while the force's public relations unit published multiple clips allegedly to demonstrate the proper management of military detainees.

In spite of the social media campaign being deployed by the militia, their actions in the city have provoked international outrage.