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Militiamen chuckle as they travel on the back of a transport truck, racing alongside a series of multiple corpses and moving in the direction of the descending Sudan's evening sky.

"See this extensive accomplishment. Look at this act of mass destruction," one shouts.

The individual beams as he points the recording device on his own face and his companion fighters, their RSF insignia clearly shown: "They will all be killed in this manner."

The combatants are exulting in a mass killing that humanitarian officials believe resulted in the deaths of in excess of thousands of people in the Sudanese metropolis of the Darfur city during October.

A City Cut Off from the Outside

Following their control of the city under encirclement for nearly two years, from the summer the paramilitary force moved to reinforce its control and blockade the surviving residents.

Satellite images reveal that fighters began to erect a massive berm - a elevated earthen wall - around the perimeter of the city, blocking roads and preventing humanitarian assistance.

During the encirclement worsened, seventy-eight civilians were slain in an RSF assault on a religious building on 19 September, while the international organization reported 53 additional were slain in aerial and heavy weapon strikes on a displacement camp in fall.

Disturbing Video Shows Defenseless Civilians Executed

At dawn on 26 October the paramilitary force conquered the remaining army strongholds and took control of the primary headquarters in the city, the main facility of the 6th Infantry Division, as the military pulled back.

Among the most graphic videos to appear and studied revealed the consequences of a mass killing at a educational facility on the western side of the urban area, where scores lifeless forms were seen scattered across the floor.

A senior individual dressed in a robe was seated isolated amongst the victims. The individual turned to look as a militiaman armed with a firearm moved descending the steps in the direction of the victim. Raising his weapon, the shooter released a one bullet at the victim, who fell to the surface motionless.

"How come is this individual yet alive," another militiaman exclaimed. "Shoot him."

Orbital photography captured on late October appeared to confirm that shootings were additionally performed on the roads of el-Fasher, according to a analysis published by the Yale Humanitarian Research Lab.

A key eyewitness who provided testimony reported the individual had observed "many of our family members getting executed - the victims were assembled in a specific area and everyone killed."

Paramilitary Leaders Seek to Carry Out Public Relations

Following the events that followed the massacre, paramilitary commander acknowledged that his forces had perpetrated "wrongdoings" and said the events would be looked into.

Part of the apprehended was subsequent to a analysis recording his killings. Carefully orchestrated and edited recording shared on the militia's authorized social media channel show the commander being escorted into a cell at a jail on the outskirts of the city.

At the same time, the paramilitary force and associated online channels started trying to alter the story.

Updates depicting its fighters distributing supplies to residents were circulated by several individuals, while the militia's media office shared numerous clips allegedly to show the compassionate management of army prisoners of war.

Despite the digital effort being deployed by the paramilitary, their actions in the city have provoked international outrage.