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Combatants smirk as they ride on the rear of a utility vehicle, hurrying by a series of multiple dead bodies and moving facing the sinking Sudan's sunset.

"Look at this extensive effort. Look at this act of mass destruction," one exclaims.

He smiles as he turns the video equipment on his own face and his fellow militiamen, their paramilitary badges visible: "The victims are all going to perish in this manner."

The combatants are exulting in a mass killing that aid workers suspect resulted in the deaths of more than two thousand people in the African metropolis of el-Fasher in recent weeks.

A Community Isolated from the World

After maintaining the city under siege for almost an extended period, from August the militia moved to reinforce its dominance and prevent access for the surviving inhabitants.

Orbital photography show that troops started to erect a immense earth barrier - a elevated earthen wall - around the edges of the city, closing roads and blocking humanitarian assistance.

While the blockade intensified, 78 people were murdered in an RSF attack on a place of worship on September 19th, while the UN reported 53 further were murdered in aerial and heavy weapon strikes on a displacement camp in the autumn.

Disturbing Video Depicts Defenseless Civilians Shot

At dawn on October 26th the RSF overwhelmed the remaining army strongholds and seized the primary compound in the city, the command center of the Army Division, as the army withdrew.

Among the most horrific videos to surface and analysed depicted the aftermath of a mass killing at a university building on the west of the urban area, where dozens lifeless forms were observed scattered over the area.

An older individual wearing a white tunic remained by himself amongst the victims. The man turned to glance as a fighter equipped with a firearm walked descending the steps in the direction of the individual. lifting his weapon, the fighter released a single round at the individual, who collapsed to the ground still.

"Why is this one even living," a combatant shouted. "Execute him."

Space-based imagery taken on 26 October indicated to confirm that shootings were also carried out on the streets of the city, according to a study released by the university analysis team.

A key witness who spoke reported he had observed "many of our relatives getting executed - they were collected in a single location and everyone eliminated."

Militia Commanders Seek to Carry Out Reputation Management

During the period that came after the killings, RSF leader conceded that his troops had committed "atrocities" and said the occurrences would be examined.

Among those detained was following a report documenting his executions. Carefully staged and edited footage published on the RSF's official messaging platform depict the commander being led into a cell at a prison on the outskirts of the city.

Meanwhile, the paramilitary force and connected digital channels began trying to alter the account.

Posts showing its fighters providing aid to civilians were disseminated by some users, while the force's communications team published numerous videos claiming to display the humane handling of government captives.

Regardless of the social media effort being employed by the militia, their conduct in al-Fashir have generated international outrage.