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Fighters smirk as they move on the bed of a pick-up truck, hurrying past a series of several lifeless forms and driving in the direction of the sinking Sudanese sunset.

"Observe this extensive effort. Observe this ethnic cleansing," a combatant shouts.

The individual smiles as he turns the video equipment on his own face and his associate militiamen, their RSF insignia clearly shown: "They are all going to be killed in this manner."

The combatants are rejoicing over a atrocity that aid workers fear claimed the lives of over thousands of people in the African metropolis of the Darfur city during October.

A City Severed from the World

After maintaining the community under blockade for approximately 24 months, from late summer the RSF moved to reinforce its control and restrict the leftover civilian population.

Satellite images reveal that fighters started to build a enormous berm - a raised dirt embankment - surrounding the perimeter of the city, sealing off entry points and preventing relief supplies.

While the blockade worsened, multiple individuals were murdered in an paramilitary strike on a mosque on 19 September, while the UN reported dozens further were murdered in unmanned aircraft and artillery attacks on a makeshift community in fall.

Disturbing Recording Shows Defenseless Civilians Gunned Down

At dawn on 26 October the paramilitary force defeated the final army defenses and seized the primary compound in the city, the headquarters of the Military Unit, as the government forces retreated.

One of the most horrific recordings to appear and examined depicted the aftermath of a mass killing at a campus structure on the west of the urban area, where dozens corpses were visible spread throughout the area.

An elderly person dressed in a robe was seated by himself amid the corpses. The individual turned to glance as a militiaman armed with a weapon proceeded down the staircase in the direction of the individual. Raising his firearm, the gunman fired a one bullet at the man, who collapsed to the surface motionless.

"Why is this one yet living," another militiaman cried. "Kill him."

Orbital photography recorded on late October indicated to verify that shootings were additionally carried out on the streets of el-Fasher, based on a report released by the Yale Humanitarian Research Lab.

One eyewitness who communicated stated he had witnessed "numerous of our family members being killed - they were collected in one place and all eliminated."

Paramilitary Commanders Try to Conduct Damage Control

During the period that ensued from the atrocity, paramilitary commander conceded that his troops had carried out "violations" and announced the incidents would be looked into.

Among those arrested was after a report documenting his murders. Carefully choreographed and modified recording published on the paramilitary's formal social media account depict him being led into a detention area at a detention facility on the outskirts of el-Fasher.

Meanwhile, the militia and affiliated social media channels began attempting to reframe the narrative.

Posts showing its fighters distributing assistance to residents were disseminated by several users, while the force's public relations unit released multiple recordings purporting to show the proper treatment of government detainees.

In spite of the social media effort being used by the paramilitary, their conduct in the city have generated global outrage.