Amnesty International on Tuesday required the distance from Rapid support forces (RSF commander “Abu Lulu” citing war crimes allegations against him.
Amnesty International’s Regional Director for East Africa, Tigere Chagutah, said:
It is alarming to learn that he returned to combat without an investigation into the allegations. The RSF leadership must immediately remove Abu Lulu from the battlefield and its ranks, and he must be investigated for the war crime of intentional killing
The human rights organization also called on the RSF to stop attacks on civilians and allow them to safely escape the ongoing violence.
The Sudanese army and the RSF have been waging a three-year civil war that has resulted in one of the world’s largest humanitarian crises and mass killings. Al-Fatih Abdallah Idris, also known as “Abu Lulu”, is a commander who was arrested by the RSF in late October 2025 after a viral video apparently showing him executing unarmed civilians sparked global outrage.
The 15 prisoners were killed during the RSF takeover El-Fashir city in the Darfur region. DESPITE IT report found that the RSF was responsible for at least 6,000 deaths in the two days before the civilian prisoners were executed, with 1,400 deaths reportedly occurring along the city’s escape routes. The UN’s independent international fact-finding mission also looked into the war in Sudan completed the tThe RSF’s mass killings during El Fasher’s takeover were consistent with signs of genocide.
Reuters conducted an investigation and reported that multiple sources confirmed The Ash Lulu was released from prison and returned to the battlefield. Their sources include, among others: A Sudanese intelligence officer and another RSF commander observed him on a battlefield in Kordofan in March.
Ahmed Tugud Lisan, spokesman for the RSF-led Tasis government, denied Abu Lulu’s release in a statement to Reuters, saying the claim was “untrue, malicious and completely false.”
