Encircled, starved and killed: The siege of Sudan's el-Fasher | Fault Lines Documentary

For 18 months, civilians in Sudan’s el-Fasher were trapped under siege as the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces surrounded the western city, cutting off food and escape routes. When the city fell in October, thousands were killed as people tried to flee.

Survivors describe civilians being shot on the roads out of the city with bodies left behind. Rights groups say the RSF’s campaign in Darfur appears systematic, raising concerns of ethnic cleansing. Satellite imagery shows an earth barrier encircling el-Fasher, further restricting movement.

Through survivor testimony and visual evidence, Fault Lines, Lighthouse Reports and the Sudan War Monitor reconstruct the siege and investigate allegations of mass killings, disappearances and other abuses.

Credits:

In collaboration with Lighthouse Reports and Sudan War Monitor. 

Director and Producer: Amel Guettatfi 
Correspondent and Producer: Julia Steers
Editor: Adrienne Haspel
Executive Producer: Laila Al-Arian
Directors of Photography: Srdjan Stojiljkovic 

Osint Investigator For Lighthouse Reports: Jack Sapoch
Director of Lighthouse Reports: Klaas van Dijken
Impact editor at Lighthouse Reports: Tessa Pang 
Visual impact producer at Lighthouse Reports: Wael Eskandar 

Fixers: F.M., Dear Jeanne 
Driver: Magezi Brian
Fact checker: Mehr Sher
Sound Mix: Luke Rohwer
Colourist: Anna Stalter
Archivists: Shelley Simpson
Digital Producer: Riham Mansour

Translation:
Amel Guettatfi
Francis Michael Gwang 
Ezaldeen Wadi

Special thanks:
Janine Morna and the team at Amnesty International 
Sudan War Monitor 
Doctors Without Borders
Centre for Information Resilience 
A.M., a Sudanese investigator 
UNHCR in Uganda 

We are indebted to the many, unnamed Sudanese reporters and sources who helped us in our work.

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