Sudan’s RSF accused of ‘PR stunt’ after arresting fighters behind civilian killings

Much of the outrage has been focused on one individual, Abu Lulu, whom RSF media outlets showed under arrest and taken to a jail cell. Abu Lulu, a commander in the RSF, featured in numerous videos that emerged after Sunday’s attack on El Fasher of fighters executing people in civilian clothing.

“The detention of Abu Lulu appears to be a PR stunt to deflect global anger and shift attention away from the militia’s responsibility for this massacre,” said Mohamed Suliman, a Sudanese researcher and writer based in Boston. “However, many Sudanese did not buy into this and launched a hashtag: ‘You are all Abu Lulu’ – meaning the entire militia acts like him.”