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Militiamen chuckle as they move on the back of a pick-up truck, speeding alongside a series of multiple corpses and moving in the direction of the sinking Sudanese sun.

"Look at all this work. Look at this act of genocide," a fighter shouts.

The individual smiles as he turns the camera on his own face and his associate militiamen, their Rapid Support Forces identification visible: "These people are all going to perish in this manner."

The combatants are celebrating a massacre that relief organizations fear resulted in the deaths of in excess of 2,000 civilians in the African metropolis of the Darfur city in recent weeks.

A City Cut Off from the World

After maintaining the urban area under siege for almost 24 months, from August the paramilitary force proceeded to strengthen its position and prevent access for the leftover civilian population.

Orbital photography demonstrate that fighters started to erect a enormous berm - a built-up sand barrier - encircling the boundaries of the city, closing access routes and halting relief supplies.

As the siege escalated, 78 civilians were slain in an militia assault on a place of worship on 19 September, while the international organization said 53 more were murdered in unmanned aircraft and cannon attacks on a makeshift community in the autumn.

Graphic Recording Depicts Weaponless Individuals Gunned Down

At dawn on late October the militia defeated the last army defenses and took control of the central compound in the city, the headquarters of the Army Division, as the army retreated.

One of the most disturbing videos to emerge and analysed depicted the aftermath of a mass killing at a educational facility on the western side of the city, where numerous dead bodies were seen scattered across the floor.

A senior person dressed in a white tunic was seated alone surrounded by the bodies. The man looked to gaze as a militiaman armed with a rifle walked descending the steps towards him. Raising his rifle, the fighter released a solitary round at the man, who fell to the floor lifeless.

"How come is this person still alive," one fighter exclaimed. "Execute this one."

Orbital photography recorded on late October appeared to verify that killings were also carried out on the streets of the city, based on a analysis released by the university analysis team.

An witness who spoke reported he had witnessed "numerous of our kin being massacred - the victims were assembled in a specific area and everyone killed."

Militia Leaders Seek to Conduct Public Relations

In the days that followed the atrocity, militia commander conceded that his troops had carried out "wrongdoings" and said the occurrences would be looked into.

Among those detained was following a investigation detailing his executions. Carefully staged and edited recording posted on the paramilitary's official social media platform reveal the individual being led into a prison room at a prison on the outskirts of el-Fasher.

Simultaneously, the paramilitary force and connected social media profiles began trying to reshape the story.

Content showing its fighters distributing aid to civilians were disseminated by various individuals, while the paramilitary's media office released multiple videos allegedly to display the proper handling of army captives.

Despite the online campaign being used by the militia, their actions in al-Fashir have provoked global condemnation.