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Fighters smirk as they travel on the bed of a pick-up truck, hurrying past a row of nine dead bodies and driving towards the descending African sunset.

"See such effort. Look at this act of mass destruction," a fighter exclaims.

He grins as he points the camera on his own face and his companion fighters, their Rapid Support Forces insignia on display: "These people will all die like this."

These individuals are celebrating a massacre that aid workers suspect resulted in the deaths of over thousands of civilians in the Sudan's city of the Darfur city last month.

A City Severed from the Outside

Following their control of the city under blockade for almost two years, from the summer the paramilitary force advanced to reinforce its control and blockade the surviving inhabitants.

Satellite images show that forces commenced to construct a immense sand wall - a built-up earthen wall - around the edges of al-Fashir, blocking entry points and preventing humanitarian assistance.

During the encirclement worsened, seventy-eight people were murdered in an paramilitary assault on a place of worship on mid-September, while the UN stated dozens more were slain in aerial and heavy weapon attacks on a displacement camp in October.

Disturbing Footage Reveals Weaponless People Gunned Down

By sunrise on late October the paramilitary force conquered the last government positions and captured the main headquarters in the city, the headquarters of the 6th Infantry Division, as the army retreated.

Among the most graphic recordings to surface and examined showed the consequences of a atrocity at a campus structure on the west of the urban area, where dozens corpses were observed scattered over the floor.

A senior person wearing a traditional garment sat by himself amongst the victims. The man looked to gaze as a fighter carrying with a rifle proceeded descending the staircase towards the victim. lifting his weapon, the gunman fired a single shot at the man, who fell to the surface lifeless.

"For what reason is this one still alive," one militiaman shouted. "Shoot this one."

Orbital photography taken on late October appeared to verify that shootings were furthermore carried out on the streets of el-Fasher, according to a analysis issued by the academic research center.

One witness who spoke stated they had seen "many of our relatives getting killed - they were gathered in a specific area and everyone eliminated."

Paramilitary Officers Try to Implement Damage Control

During the period that followed the atrocity, paramilitary commander conceded that his troops had carried out "violations" and said the events would be looked into.

Among those detained was subsequent to a report recording his murders. Deliberately orchestrated and modified video posted on the RSF's formal Telegram account reveal the commander being escorted into a prison room at a jail on the edges of el-Fasher.

Meanwhile, the militia and affiliated social media accounts began attempting to reshape the account.

Posts showing its militiamen providing aid to civilians were shared by some individuals, while the militia's communications team released numerous videos purporting to display the compassionate handling of army captives.

In spite of the social media initiative being employed by the militia, their actions in the city have sparked worldwide condemnation.