"Military commander arrested by RSF grew famous on social media after apparently recording himself killing civilians. The face in the photo has become well-known in Sudan. The fighter, with his medium-length hair framing a bearded face, has appeared in numerous videos. Sometimes he smiles, even as he kills unarmed people. This is Abu Lulu. But the photo of him released last Thursday by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), the group he purported to represent, showed him with handcuffs on after being arrested."
"Abu Lulu, also known as Brigadier General al-Fateh Abdullah Idris, has come to symbolise Sudan's descent into cruelty since the war between RSF and the SAF began in April 2023. Over the past year, Abu Lulu has been linked to a series of killings across Sudan. His alleged crimes, witnesses say, were not random acts of violence but deliberate performances meant to intimidate, inflame ethnic tensions, and project a grotesque image of power."
"The arrest is part of RSF's efforts to distance itself from atrocities committed in the Darfur city of el-Fasher, which its forces took control of on October 26 after 18 months of siege. At least 1,500 civilians have been killed since the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) fled the town, and the RSF rampaged through, according to the Sudan Doctors Network."
A paramilitary fighter known as Abu Lulu gained notoriety by appearing in social-media videos in which he killed unarmed people, sometimes smiling during the acts. He is identified as Brigadier General al-Fateh Abdullah Idris and has been linked to multiple killings across Sudan since the RSF–SAF war began in April 2023. Witnesses describe his actions as deliberate performances intended to intimidate, inflame ethnic tensions, and project power. The RSF released a photo showing him handcuffed after arrest, part of efforts to distance the group from alleged atrocities in el-Fasher where massive civilian deaths occurred.
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